ATD's Leadership Handbook

Your all-in-one guide to leading organizations effectively in an age of disruption. Whether you’re steering a Fortune 500 company, running a small nonprofit, or building an innovative startup, investing in leadership development will produce significant business results.But where to start? The fully revised ATD’s Leadership Handbook delivers leadership strategies from more than 60 experts to help organizational leaders drive better employee engagement and retention, more effective performance, and higher revenue.The handbook includes downloadable prompts and conversation starters, checklists, system audits, assessments, templates, and action plans. Through insights and real-world stories from trusted talent development veterans—from Seth Godin, Marshall Goldsmith, Ken Blanchard, Beverly Kaye, and Elliott Masie—as well as bold new voices in the field, you’ll learn to make smarter investments in developing your organization’s current and future leaders.Spanning 43 all-new chapters, the handbook covers both foundational topics and urgent, contemporary issues such as:Leading in times of changeCreating a psychologically safe work cultureDeveloping effective leaders through coaching, mentoring, 360-feedback, and experiential learningNavigating the intersection of AI and leadershipAddressing workplace disconnection and disruptionSupporting women in transforming traditional leadership modelsLeaders have never faced more complex demands than they do today, and great leadership has never been more critical for your organization’s success.This new edition of ATD’s Leadership Handbook is the guide you need to embrace every opportunity to learn more, think differently, and level up your organization and your career.