What is ATD’s Leadership Development Day?
ATD’s Leadership Development Day is a free virtual event that offers you the opportunity to hear from top minds in leadership development. You’ll hear leading organizations and solution providers share real-world case studies and actionable insights. During our day of engaging sessions, you’ll learn practical strategies and connect with industry experts. Don’t miss this opportunity to transform your leadership development programs.

Who is it for?
Anyone responsible for developing leaders in their organization. Whether you’re creating a new program from the ground up or interested in transforming an existing program, this event will have relevant insights and practical takeaways for you.

Leadership Development Day Agenda:
 

10:05-10:45 a.m.

Franchising Your Culture: How to Grow Leaders Who Can Win Across Cultures, Languages, and Time Zones

The ability to influence others is the most important, critical leadership skill among effective leaders with international responsibilities, according to Gartner. But the behaviors of influence differ between countries and regions. Having an effective global mindset is essential for any leader or team whose network has grown beyond the borders of one country.

In this session, you’ll learn:

• How your talent development team can expand a global mindset as an organizational competency to success in international leadership
• Tools to champion that help increase your organization’s collective global mindset
• How to “franchise” your company culture, inviting multinational collaboration for building “one company, with a global mindset”

Download the Global Minset Worksheet: https://webcasts.td.org/documents/23237

Speaker
Cory Bouck, Global Director of Business and Culture Integration, Johnsonville Sausage
 

11:00-11:45 a.m.

From Disruption to Action: Focus and Prepare Leaders for What’s Next

Disruption and uncertainty have reached new heights. In this volatile environment, strong leadership isn’t just important, it’s mission critical. As a leadership development professional, you’re navigating this complexity and are uniquely positioned to support leaders through immediate disruptions while preparing them for what lies ahead. Join this session to explore fresh perspectives and walk away with clear next steps to strengthen your development strategy.

In this session, you’ll learn to:

• Design for the predictable to create space for the unexpected
• Anchor leaders on essential skills to boost resilience, trust, and productivity
• Invest in top talent to build a strong, future-ready leadership bench

Speakers
Sarah Hersh, DDI Consultant, DDI
Liz Donohue, DDI Consultant, DDI
 

12:15 - 1:00 p.m.

Human + Aii > AI: Reimagining Talent, Work and Hypergrowth

The world of work is evolving faster than talent strategies can keep up. In this session, WethosAI CEO Stuart McClure unveils Aii—Artificial Individual Intelligence—and shows why Human + Aii > AI in empowering people, developing adaptable leaders, and driving growth. As careers move beyond ladders, learn how to scale agility through personalized development and rethink strategy from the individual up.

In this session, you'll learn how:

• Aii (Artificial Individual Intelligence) unlocks strategic talent development by surfacing traits, biases, motivations, and growth paths unique to each individual
• Human + Aii > AI as a leadership paradigm enhances critical thinking, decision-making, and agility at scale
• New models for organizing work such as dynamic, adaptive teams drive sustainable, high-velocity growth

Speaker
Stuart McClure, CEO, WethosAI
 

1:15-2:00 p.m.

Crafting a Dynamic Onboarding Journey for Executive Leaders

Talent development practitioners know that senior leadership vacancies disrupt organizations. Intentional executive onboarding can significantly affect culture and productivity. This session will guide you in creating an onboarding process that accelerates productivity, clarifies strategic priorities, and enhances engagement and belonging.

In this session, you will:

• Tailor an established executive onboarding roadmap for your organizations need
• Customize the New Executive Toolkit to a resource that will work within your organization
• Deliver a new leader assimilation session within your organization

Speaker
Alissa Weiher, Senior Director, Organizational Development, Engagement & Retention, UCHealth

2:15-3:00 p.m.

Leadership Training Is Failing. Here’s What to Do About It

Traditional leadership training is falling short - failing to equip leaders for today’s hybrid, diverse, and high-stakes workplace. This session reveals why conventional programs underperform and introduces Cultural Intelligence (CQ) as a proven, measurable solution to build adaptive, inclusive, high-performing leaders.

In this session, you will:

• Identify why most leadership training fails to produce sustained behavior change or business impact
• Understand how Cultural Intelligence (CQ) equips leaders to navigate difference and lead effectively in modern, global teams
• Learn actionable steps to embed CQ into leadership development programs to improve relevance, adaptability, and measurable outcomes

Speaker
Carolyn Mimms, VP of Business Development & Marketing, Cultural Intelligence Center
 

3:15-4:00 p.m.

From Boss to Catalyst: Leadership in Transformation

In today’s ever-evolving business world, companies are not just changing—they’re transforming. This session explores how the nature of business transformation necessitates a fresh perspective on leadership. It explores the emergence of new skills and strategies crucial for thriving in an AI-driven, technologically advanced landscape. You will gain insights into adapting leadership roles to effectively support and drive transformative change within your organizations.

In this session, you’ll learn how to:

• Recognize shifts in expectations of leaders within the context of business transformation
• Identify emerging skills and strategies crucial for leading effectively in a technology-centric business environment
• Explore how to cultivate a work culture that enables positive disruption, resilience, and sustainable business transformation

Speakers

Amy Graft, Talent & Leadership Ecosystem Manager, Americas, Siemens

Lisa Lang, Talent & Organizations Americas, Siemens  

Primary Capability: Career and Leadership Development

Participation in this event, either live or recorded, can be reported for four (4) professional development point toward initial certification or recertification requirements for the APTD or CPTD credential.