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In this special edition of ddidirections, we’ve compiled a round-up of our most popular articles from 2008. Whether you missed it the first time or would like to revisit a topic, here are the stories you and your colleagues found most valuable in 2008.

HIRING & PROMOTING THE BEST

Three Things Leaders Can Do to Help New Hires Start Strong
When a new employee resigns after a short tenure, the result is costly. In many cases, it could have been avoided through several simple practices.

Are Your Best Candidates Slipping Down the Drain?
The “war for talent” is a reality facing organizations across every industry. The fact is there are more open positions than there are people seeking employment. If you expect to land the top job seekers, your recruitment pipeline must be watertight from start to finish.

New Approach to Health Care's War for Talent—Without Sacrificing Quality of Care
As health care's war for talent intensifies, organizations are forced to hire faster. See what a new DDI health care benchmarking study reveals about health care selection practices, and how you can efficiently hire candidates with the skills and personal attributes to maintain your commitment to care and patient satisfaction.

Are You Ready For the "New" OFCCP Audits?
When it comes to OFCCP audits, it's not enough to simply know that your company does the right things. You need to be sure your organization is taking the proper steps now to prove it later.

Inside a CNO Assessment: What It's Like, and Why It's So Valuable
A good chief nursing officer holds the quality of patient care—and satisfaction—in his or her hands. How can you ensure your pick has (or will have) the leadership skills, financial or business acumen, and strategic savvy necessary for success?

DEVELOPING EXTRAORDINARY LEADERS

A Strong Leadership Pipeline^SM Begins at the Frontline: Profiling a Successful Frontline Leader
With the global war for talent heating up, your leaders will be the competitive advantage you need to meet your current and future business needs.

Building a Strong Leadership Pipeline: Making the Shift to Operational and Strategic Leaders
Once your organization has compiled the success profile for its frontline leaders you must begin preparing them for the next two levels, and the new challenges that come with them.

Virtual Vs. Classroom Training: What’s Your Organization’s Perfect Blend?
DDI’s latest white paper explores blended learning, from technology pluses and pitfalls to implementation best practices.

Assessment 101: A Primer to One of the Most Critical (and Often Overlooked) Steps in Leader Development
It's not enough to simply identify your "high potentials." Assessment is the key to successfully executing your succession strategy. Here's why and how.

Encourage "Courageous Networking" to Get New Hires Off to a Strong Start
Those who ask questions and seek help from others become proficient in their jobs faster. DDI's chairman and CEO shares how leaders can promote these behaviors among new hires.

New Leadership Development Research Results
Leadership development program yields a 147 percent ROI, with a benefit of more than $17,000 per leader for a consumer goods manufacturer.

UNLEASHING EXECUTIVE TALENT

Leading with Courage: Why and How Good Leaders Go Out on a Limb
Behind the greatest business success of modern times—from hybrid cars to expansion into China—stand courageous leaders, willing to take calculated risks. Whether driving innovation or making seemingly mundane day-to-day decisions, courage is the key to good leadership.

The DDI Experts on Succession Management: Why Some Companies Succeed and Others Don’t
Few organizations are immune to the potential fallout from leader departures. For the organization that plans strategically, though, the transition of fresh talent into top positions can be successful and rewarding.

Creating an Executive Competency Model: How a Health Care Organization Can Do it Right
Competencies are more than the key to effective leadership development—they assure you have leaders who will deliver on your mission.

Succession Success
Succession planning is more important than ever. How can organizations develop and implement an effective planning strategy?

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