Development Dimensions International

DDI (Development Dimensions International)

Company type	Privately held company
Industry	Human resource consulting, Talent management
Founded	1970
Headquarters	Pittsburgh, PA , USA
Number of locations	26 countries
Area served	Worldwide
Key people	William C. Byham, Founder Douglas Bray, Founder Tacy M. Byham, CEO David Tessmann-Keys, President
Number of employees	1,100 employees
Website	www.ddi.com

Development Dimensions International (DDI) is an international human resources and leadership development consultancy. DDI works with organizations to make changes related to leadership development, leadership selection, succession management, and execution and performance.

The company is headquartered in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania and has more than 1,100 employees throughout 42 offices in 26 countries. William C. Byham, is chairman, Tacy M. Byham is CEO, and David Tessmann-Keys is president.

Company Overview

DDI was founded in 1970 by William C. Byham, and Douglas Bray. DDI introduced the assessment center ^[1] approach for identifying leadership skills. Byham’s article, Assessment Centers for Spotting Future Managers ^[2] ( Harvard Business Review), led to inquiries about the process, and later, Byham approached Bray about a partnership.

DDI later branched out into leadership development. It introduced a leadership development program based on behavior modeling: Interaction Management. DDI next created a stand-alone behavioral interviewing system, Targeted Selection, which ensures compliance with Equal Employment Opportunity laws.^{[ citation needed ]}

DDI’s also works on new HR technology, methodology, and content, including mid- and senior-level development, online assessment for frontline and mid-level leaders, and best practices for succession management.

Selected publications

• Your First Leadership Job: How Catalyst Leaders Bring Out the Best in Others ^[3] by Tacy M. Byham, Ph.D., and Richard S. Wellins, Ph.D.
• Grow Your Own Leaders ^[4] by William Byham, Ph.D.
• Realizing the Promise of Performance Management ^[5] by Robert W. Rogers.
• ZappThe Lightning of Empowerment ^[6] by William Byham, Ph.D., which has sold more than 4.5 million copies to date.^{[ citation needed ]}
• Seventh edition of DDI’s Global Leadership Forecast. ^[7] Presented with The Conference Board.
• "Global Selection Forecast 2012: Know More. Guess Less." ^[8] Conducted in partnership with Oracle.

References

1. Byham, William. "The Assessment Center Method and Methodology: New Applications and Technologies" (PDF).
2. Assessment Centers for Spotting Future Managers. Harvard Business Review Reprint Service. 1970-01-01.
3. Your First Leadership Job: How Catalyst Leaders Bring Out the Best in Others. Wiley. 2015. ISBN   9781118911952.
4. Grow Your Own Leaders: How to Identify, Develop, and Retain Leadership Talent . FT Press. 2002. ISBN   9780130093981.
5. Rogers, Robert W. (2004). Realizing the Promise of Performance Management. DDI Press. ISBN   0976151413.
6. Byham, William (1988). Zapp! The Lightning of Empowerment: How to Improve Quality, Productivity, and Employee Satisfaction. Random House. ISBN   0449002829.
7. "Ready-Now Leaders: 25 Findings to Meet Tomorrow's Business Challenges" (PDF).
8. "Global Selection Forecast 2012: Know More. Guess Less" (PDF).