Evaluate leadership development programs all the way to impact and ROI. Globally, a record amount is being invested in leadership development, more than at any other time in history. And that translates into additional accountability for anyone spearheading a new program. Measuring the Success of Leadership Development offers a proven methodology that will help you step up to the challenge. You’ll learn how to begin the leadership development process with the end in mind and show return on investment to key stakeholders. Renowned ROI experts Jack and Patti Phillips have joined knowledge organization expert Rebecca Ray to support you every step of the way. This essential guide outlines each step of the proven ROI Methodology and explains how to apply it to driving leadership development program performance and evaluating results. Case studies show the methodology in action across seven successful leadership development programs. If you’re leading the charge, it’s crucial that you create and track metrics for your program’s success. In this book you will learn: •how to begin the leadership development process with the end in mind •what data to collect to show return on investment to key stakeholders •best practices in measurement and evaluation strategies. About the authors : Patricia Pulliam Phillips, PhD, is an internationally recognized author, consultant, and president and CEO of the ROI Institute, Inc. Phillips provides consulting services to organizations worldwide. She helps organizations build capacity in the ROI Methodology by facilitating the ROI certification process and teaching the ROI Methodology through workshops and graduate level courses. Jack J. Phillips, PhD, is chairman of the ROI Institute and a world-renowned expert on measurement and evaluation. Phillips provides consulting services for Fortune 500 companies and workshops for major conference providers worldwide. Phillips is also the author or editor of more than 75 books and more than 100 articles. His work has been featured in the Wall Street Journal, Bloomberg Businessweek, Fortune, and on CNN. Rebecca Ray is executive vice president, knowledge organization, at The Conference Board and the leader of the human capital practice. Human capital research at The Conference Board focuses on human capital analytics, labor markets, workforce readiness, strategic workforce planning, talent management, diversity and inclusion, human resources, and employee engagement. In addition to published research, related products and services at The Conference Board include peer-to-peer learning networks, conferences, webcasts, and experiential and other executive events. Ray is also responsible for the Employee Engagement Survey Services line of business, which enhances the research done in the area of engagement. She hosts the monthly Human Capital Watch webcast, which explores current issues, research, and practitioner successes for the members of The Conference Board. She oversees the Human Capital Exchange, a website that offers research and insights from The Conference Board, its knowledge partners, and human capital practitioners. Ray created the Senior Fellows Program in human capital and works with some of the profession’s most acclaimed leaders to move us all forward. Ray was previously senior vice president, global talent management and development for MasterCard Worldwide, where she was responsible for organizational learning, training, management and leadership development, employee engagement, performance management, executive assessment, coaching, organizational development, and succession planning. She also has held executive roles at Comcast Communications, American Skandia, Prudential Securities, and Merrill Lynch. She taught at Oxford and New York universities and led a consulting practice for many years, offering leadership assessment and development services to Fortune 500 companies and top-tier professional services firms. Ray was named "Chief Learning Officer of the Year" by Chief Learning Officer magazine and one of the "Top 100 People in Leadership Development" by Warren Bennis’s Leadership Excellence magazine. She serves on the advisory boards for New York University’s Program in Higher Education/Business Education at The Steinhardt School of Education, and the University of Pennsylvania’s Executive Program in Work-Based Learning Leadership.