The leadership playbook is changing—and faster than many organizations can keep up. The leaders we need tomorrow may require very different capabilities, mindsets, and behaviors than those who succeeded yesterday.

So, what does it really take to develop a leader for a future we cannot fully predict? Should we be developing new competencies—or fundamentally changing how we think about leadership development? How do we prepare leaders to navigate AI, disruption, hybrid work, generational differences, unprecedented complexity, and expectations for greater humanity at work?

Join Elaine Biech, editor of ATD’s Leadership Handbook, for a provocative conversation with three additional contributors to the book: Ann Herrmann-Nehdi, Andrew Loignon, and Bob Nelson. Together, they will challenge conventional thinking about what leaders need, how leaders learn, and what organizations must do differently to develop leadership capacity for the future.

Come prepared to question some of your assumptions about leadership development. You may leave with more questions than answers—but also with ideas you can put to work immediately.

And because the conversation is inspired by ATD’s Leadership Handbook, several copies of the book will be given away during the session.

Elaine Biech, CPTD Fellow, believes excellence isn’t optional. An author, trainer, and consultant she has published 90 books, is the principal author of ATD’s Body of Knowledge, presented one of the first virtual training sessions for NASA in 1985, and stays busy mentoring new leaders and deciding what book to write next. 

Ann’s work is specialized on the practical application of neuroscience and cognitive diversity to human and organization development and improvement, using research of the firm’s database of over 4 million thinkers from around the globe. A dynamic and engaging speaker, Ann's widely viewed TedX talks, webinars and keynotes have influenced the way people approach their work and lives and helped leaders and teams improve their thinking and effectiveness.

Andrew C. Loignon, PhD is a Senior Research Scientist at the Center for Creative Leadership (CCL). He leads projects that lie at the intersection of leadership and teams. He led the development of CCL’s HiFi Conversation Analytics™ system, leveraging advances in data science to provide leaders with behavioral-focused and actionable feedback to facilitate their development.

Dr. Bob Nelson is the leading advocate for employee recognition & engagement worldwide. He has authored over 30 books on those topics that have sold over 5 million copies. He has been featured extensively in the national media and has presented on six continents, worked with 80% of the Fortune 500 companies and has been voted as the #1 Management Guru by Global Gurus for the past three consecutive years. 

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