Inspiring Moments at Better Leaders Summit 2024
October 24, 2024
Highlights from Better Leaders Summit 2024
Last week, HR, L&D, and talent leaders and professionals gathered for Better Leaders Summit 2024, an annual event that brought fresh ideas under the powerful theme of Inspire Moments That Matter. Hosted by DDI, the Summit focused on empowering organizations to enhance their leadership development strategies, driving meaningful growth through human-centered solutions.
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The Moments That Mattered
Summit attendees engaged in dynamic and interactive experiences that included keynote speakers, breakout sessions, workshops, case studies, networking opportunities with peers, and so much more. Check out the video to see the highlights.
Solution-Rich Case Studies for Industry-Specific Challenges
The event featured clients from diverse industries sharing their unique approaches to solving leadership development challenges. These case studies provided valuable insights into how L&D teams are addressing leadership needs and offered practical takeaways for attendees to bring back to their organizations.
Clients covered a wide range of topics, from navigating cultural transformation during mergers and acquisitions and developing executive teams to scaling development and driving key performance indicators. Discussions also covered driving employee engagement and retention, building strategic executive alignment, and launching impactful high-potential programs.
These case studies showcased real-world strategies for overcoming challenges across a variety of industries, including technology, sustainability, manufacturing, finance, transportation, healthcare, pharmaceutical research, and more.
“I attended last year’s Summit and gained so many takeaways that I was able to apply right away. I’m here [as a speaker] to share what we’ve been able to accomplish.”
Executive Director, Learning & Development
Hands-On Learning: Workshops and Breakout Insights
Attendees participated in workshops and breakout sessions designed to provide practical insights and actionable strategies. Key topics included a fresh approach to high-potential programs, integrating assessment into development, designing high-impact learning journeys, and gaining executive buy-in for talent initiatives. Participants walked away with new skills and knowledge that they could immediately apply within their own leadership programs.
World-Renowned Keynote Speakers
Justin Jones-Fosu, MBA, CSP is a social entrepreneur, author, and Founder and CEO of Work. Meaningful., where he speaks 50-60 times a year for professionals, corporations, organizations, and associations worldwide. Jones-Fosu kicked off Day 2 with an energizing keynote on purpose-driven leadership, emphasizing how leaders can create meaningful connections and drive results through purpose.
Diana Nyad, a world-champion athlete, renowned inspirational speaker, and author, captivated the audience with her incredible story of perseverance. Nyad shared her journey of becoming the first person to swim from Cuba to Florida and the importance of resilience in leadership.
Shaping the Future with DDI’s Innovation Roadmap
In an energizing session, Verity Creedy, DDI Vice President of Product Management, unveiled a year of remarkable innovation and a bold vision for the future of leadership development. Over the last year, DDI released more than 50 assets, from brand-new courses, new formats, and microcourses on hot topics to AI-powered practice simulations, all designed to meet the evolving demands of modern leadership.
Recognizing that today's leaders operate in a complex and fast-changing environment—and where personal and professional lines are more blurred than ever—DDI remains committed to a dynamic approach to development that continues to make the workplace more human.
Looking ahead, DDI is integrating more data-driven insights from assessments into development experiences and powering real-time growth with AI-enabled tools. The session culminated with an exciting announcement from new CIO Julie Simmons about a next-generation platform to shape the future of leadership development.
Final Thoughts and Looking Ahead
Throughout the entire Summit experience, attendees gained practical strategies for strengthening their leadership programs and developing more effective leaders. Perhaps most meaningfully, the Summit itself became a moment that mattered—bringing together a vibrant community of L&D leaders and teams who inspire, support, and learn from one another in their shared mission to develop tomorrow's leaders.