Thought Leadership and Research Podcasts

When you download our MP3 files you'll listen and learn about DDI's perspective on leading HR Trends. You'll hear from industry thought leaders on a wide range of topics that can impact your talent management decisions.

DDI 2008 Podcast Series

Swapping Engines in Mid-Air: 2008 Sales Talent Management Benchmark
According to DDI’s new Sales Talent Management Benchmark study, only 56% of sales and HR leaders are satisfied with their partnership. This podcast will explain why this is happening and what you can do about it.
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Innovation: The Leadership Imperative  
This podcast features DDI’s Rich Wellins, Senior Vice President, and Gerard Puccio, Ph.D., Chair and Professor at the International Center for Studies in Creativity, Buffalo State College
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DDI 2007 Podcast Series

Optimizing a Leadership PipelineSM: A Sound Approach to Talent Management
This podcast features DDI’s Rich Wellins, Senior Vice President, and Tacy M. Byham, Senior Consultant, talking about Leadership PipelinesSM.
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Blend with the End in Mind: Best Practices for Developing and Sustaining Blended Learning Initiatives
This Podcast features an interview with Pete Weaver, Senior Vice President of Leadership Solutions and Chief Learning Officer for DDI.
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How Employee Engagement is Driving Bottom-line Success at Campbell Soup
This Podcast features an interview with Doug Conant, President and CEO of Campbell Soup Company.
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A Conversation About Key Trends Shaping Business with FORTUNE Columnist, Geoffrey Colvin
This Podcast features an interview with Geoffrey Colvin, Senior Editor-at-Large for FORTUNE Magazine.
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Texas Children’s Hospital Takes an Innovative Approach to Demonstrate the Need for Leadership Development
This Podcast features an interview with Linda Aldred, Senior Vice President of Human Resources and Organizational Development at Texas Children’s Hospital.
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Gus Lee Talks About Courageous Leadership
This Podcast features an interview with Gus Lee, ethicist and author, Courage: The Backbone of Leadership.
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Monster.com Reveals New Research into Job Seeker’s Attitudes
This Podcast features an interview with Vicki Godfrey, Vice President, Monster.com around attitudinal segments in the job seeker market.
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Making Retirement ManagementSM A Key Element in Your Talent Management Strategy
This Podcast features an interview with William Byham, Ph.D., DDI Chairman and CEO and author of the new book, 70: The New 50SM.
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How to Laser Beam Your Executive Development Efforts to Achieve Real Results 
This podcast will share best practices for creating executive development experiences that achieve real results. 
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DDI 2006 Podcast Series

The Leadership Forecast 2005-2006: Best Practices for Tomorrow's Global Leaders Series
Building a Dream Team
How strong are today's leaders? And how can we develop them?
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Tending to the Garden
What are the advantages to growing your own leaders?
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The Drive to Be a Leader
What drives people to become leaders and what pressures do today's leaders face?
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What is a podcast?

A podcast is an audio or video file distributed over the Internet, oftentimes using a RSS syndication format.  You listen to or watch a podcast on your computer or with other portable media players (e.g., your iPod). You can think of a podcast as a radio or TV show.  It can have new episodes that are released at various times or on at regularly scheduled intervals.

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