The Real ROI of Leadership Development: Comparing Classroom vs. Online vs. Blended Delivery

This white paper looks at the business impact of different leadership training methods. It covers a two year study conducted by American Express which evaluated the most effective approach to deliver leadership development to their global population of people leaders, measuring behavioral change, productivity improvement and ROI.
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American Express Leadership Development
ROI Findings

In this Customer Feature of the Corporate Training and Development Advisor (September 29, 2006), findings from a 2006 study on leadership development ROI done by Ninth House customer, American Express, are previewed. Key variables tested were development climate and delivery method, and five levels of measurement provided.
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Leadership Development Practices of
Top-Performing Organizations

Developing leaders is a formidable challenge for today's global business. Fact: the deficit of available leadership talent is widely cited as the greatest limiter of growth. Read how Fortune 500 companies align their business objectives with leadership efforts to increase performance and learn what it takes to initiate and implement successful leadership development best practices.
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US Navy Saves Millions by Deploying Ninth House

In a study titled “Is Online Leadership Training Effective?” published by the Center for Naval Analysis, the effectiveness and high cost-efficiency of the Ninth House blended learning approach to leadership development were proven. The Navy benefited from increased organizational efficiencies and improved performance throughout enlisted ranks, and enabled sailors to control the direction of their Naval careers, while providing them with valuable business skills for civilian life.
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Blended Learning in
Leadership Development: What Works™

By industry analysts Bersin & Associates.
This informative study examines how industry-leading companies are using blended learning to extend the reach of their leadership development programs, and finds that by incorporating the Ninth House® blended solution, participating organizations are able to reduce the time required for leadership development programs by 50-60% without any decrease in learner satisfaction.
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"Our research shows that blended learning is an excellent way to decrease the costs and extend the reach of leadership development programs. The organizations with whom we spoke consistently stated that Ninth House's rich and engaging content was critical to the success of their blended leadership development programs."
- Josh Bersin, principal analyst and founder of Bersin & Associates