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Talent Development That Preps Your Leaders To Transform

You work relentlessly to cultivate a team that drives results. One of the most important parts of a high performing team are the leaders that lift the team and carry it forward. Innovative, vision-driven and transformative leaders can be hard to come by, so when you recognize those qualities in your people it’s important to support their development.

Talent Development Mapping

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Learning Pathways Unlock the Potential of Your Team

Your organization’s growth may hinge on your team’s development and ability to shift with changing demands. Empowering your current and future leaders with new, relevant skills can help meet your organization's unique business opportunities, head on. What’s standing in your way? Build your talent development plan:

Succession Planning

How to start

Succession Planning

Advancing DEI

How to start

Advancing DEI

Reskilling and Upskilling

How to start

Reskilling and Upskilling

Recruiting Talent

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Recruiting Talent

Why Leadership Talent Development Matters

Your emerging leaders are your future, but are they prepared to take that future on with confidence? When you recognize leadership qualities in a team member, they might just need a skill boost to get to the next level—supporting that potential might make the difference.

Your current leaders should be ready to move your organization to the next level today. Preparing these individuals with the continual learning tools they need can help them evolve with the new digitally fueled marketplace. And something to consider, keeping both emerging and current leaders engaged and productive can ensure the rest of your team follows suit.

We strive to deliver a human-centered approach to leadership development that inspires change that lasts.

Potential Leadership Development Benefits

For Companies

Raises productivity

Creates a culture where employees are invested in the company's growth

Helps create and meet strategic DEI goals

Offers skill-building classes that can provide immediate, relevant skills

Affords hands-on, project-based learning that can be applied to organizational objectives straight away

Provides an impact in a condensed timeframe

For Your Team

An engaged team stays with a company longer

Relevant training tools give employees the confidence to successfully step into their next roles

Skill development can assist underrepresented talent with clearer career paths and the skills they need to achieve those paths

Hands-on, project-based learning helps talent absorb the material and apply it to their role

Flexible learning paths for your full- or part-time team members

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As organizations work to support individuals or groups of different races, religions, ethnicities, abilities, genders and sexual orientations, they also endeavor to develop workforces that reflect the diversity of the wider world around them. In this article, we’ll look at the benefits of diversity and inclusion in the workplace and outline a few of the steps employers can take to strengthen their D&I initiatives.

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Lack of Inclusivity in Tuition Policies

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An Employers Guide to Tuition Benefits

Tuition benefits programs can help employers attract, retain and grow talent. But if not structured, managed and promoted effectively from within, or dovetailed with the company’s stated diversity, equity and inclusion (DEI) policies, a tuition benefits program could fall significantly short of your expectations.

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CEO Roundtable – Innovative Solutions to the Cyber Talent Gap

At DeVry University, we’re focused on helping people thrive in a world of constant technological change. As we reconvened our CEO Roundtable in May 2023, it was clear to all participants that change was coming faster than ever, creating both opportunities and challenges. During the 6 months since our last gathering, we’d experienced a dizzying shift in the tech talent economy.

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The Cost of the Employee Skills Gap [Infographic]

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Business Case Template for Tuition Benefits

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Direct Bill Frequently Asked Questions

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Branndon Kelley

Chief Information Officer, American Municipal Power, Inc. (AMP) | DeVry and Keller alumnus

When I graduated from DeVry, I left with the ability to execute projects and get things done. It’s not always easy, but we look for candidates who can do the same. While not intentional, several of our IT team are DeVry graduates. In my opinion, the consistency of talent over the years coming out of DeVry continues to impress me.