Development Dimensions International (DDI) is a talent management

Talent management

Talent management refers to the skills of attracting highly skilled workers, of integrating new workers, and developing and retaining current workers to meet current and future business objectives. Talent management in this context does not refer to the management of entertainers...

 consulting company. Founded in 1970, the company is headquartered in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania and has 41 offices in 26 countries. William C. Byham

William C. Byham

William C. Byham is an American entrepreneur, author and organizational psychologist.-Overview:Bill Byham, co-founder , chairman and CEO of Development Dimensions International is an...

, Ph.D. is DDI’s Chairman and CEO.

Organizations work with DDI to implement talent management systems including behavioral interviewing, testing and assessment for hiring and promotion, leadership development

Leadership development

Leadership development refers to any activity that enhances the quality of leadership within an individual or organization. These activities have ranged from MBA style programs offered at university business schools to action learning, high-ropes courses and executive retreats.- Developing...

, performance management

Performance management

Performance management includes activities that ensure that goals are consistently being met in an effective and efficient manner. Performance management can focus on the performance of an organization, a department, employee, or even the processes to build a product or service, as well as many...

, competency management and succession management.

DDI introduced the first leadership development program based on behavior modeling and the first stand-alone behavioral interviewing system with EEO

Equal Employment Opportunity Commission

The U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission is an independent federal law enforcement agency that enforces laws against workplace discrimination. The EEOC investigates discrimination complaints based on an individual's race, color, national origin, religion, sex, age, perceived intelligence,...

compliance.