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A roundup of DDI’s top leadership articles of 2021, and the key leadership trends they point to in the year ahead.

Identifying and developing the next generation of leaders is a key retainment strategy. But what’s the best way to find next-gen leaders and then get them the skills they need for future success?

What you need to know to get your company’s leadership development strategy ready for the next year, including three key leadership trends for 2022 and how you can act on them.

Learn what it takes to build a highly effective senior leadership team, including how to get insights that will make your senior team better.

Learn the three major HR leadership challenges your team needs to know to thrive in 2022 and four practices to use now to help you stay ahead.

Get to the bottom of what it means to create personalized learning experiences for your leaders. What is personalized leadership development? And how can you use technology to personalize learning?

Learn the CEO leadership personas needed for success and approaches for helping your CEO master them.

Learn the types of implicit bias that could impact your hiring decisions and how to overcome implicit bias in the hiring process.

Learn best practices and steps for how to kick off your leadership development program to build excitement and commitment for your learning initiatives and development plans.

What are CEOs struggling with most? Learn the top CEO challenges and four key trends in leadership to help you shape effective development for your top-level leaders and beyond.

Becoming a leader isn’t right for everyone. These are leadership questions to ask yourself to help you determine if you have the motivation to lead.

Best practices for facilitating inclusive leadership training, including pitfalls to avoid and the special skills facilitators need to enhance (and not derail) DEI discussions.

Why great leadership and employee retention conversations matter now more than ever and how leaders can ensure these conversations go well.

Why senior leaders need to create an effective team structure to move their organizations forward.

Leaders who can effectively manage a hybrid team give their companies a huge competitive advantage. Learn why and get tips for how to best lead a hybrid team.

Learn the benefits of combining leadership skills assessment with development and how you can optimize your approach to make the most of your L&D efforts.

What a competition for top-performing young executives reveals about future leadership skills needed for success.

How companies can think strategically about the psychology of executive coaching, and leverage it for better business results.

How to recognize gender bias in leadership at your company so you can be sure your women leaders have an equal chance of success.

What the looming leadership skills gap means for your company, and what you can do to get your leaders help where they need it most.