What is Leadership Development Day?
ATD’s Leadership Development Day is a free, virtual event that gives 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 looking to transform an existing one, this event will offer relevant insights and practical takeaways.
Leadership Development Day Agenda
Stop Training Leaders. Start Designing Systems.
Most leadership development doesn’t fail because of content; it fails because the system leaders operate in hasn’t changed.
If expectations, feedback loops, incentives, and operating rhythms remain the same, behavior will revert, no matter how strong the training is.
This session challenges the traditional approach to leadership development and introduces a systems-based model for driving behavior change at scale. You will learn how to identify where their current system reinforces the wrong behaviors and redesign it so that growth, accountability, and performance become embedded in daily operations.
This is not a session about adding more training. It is about building a system where leadership development actually works and progress is sustained.
In this session, you’ll learn how to:
- See leadership as a system, not an individual problem. Map the system conditions that reinforce current leadership behaviors.
- Pinpoint breakdowns in their leadership system. Identify where misalignment between expectations, feedback, and accountability is driving inconsistency.
- Redesign for behavior change at scale. Implement practical system shifts that embed development into the way the business operates.
Speaker: Jessica Montenegro, Senior Director of Leadership Coaching & Organizational Development, Panasonic Energy
More details coming soon!
From Potential to Ready Now: Designing an Internal Talent Pipeline That Scales With the Business
Granite’s pipeline development programs were created to strengthen its leadership bench in support of an ambitious growth strategy and the vital role the company plays in building America’s infrastructure. Grounded in the commitment to developing capable, principled leaders who elevate their teams and communities, these programs offer structured, scalable pathways that accelerate readiness for critical roles across the organization. Granite invites fellow talent professionals to learn how this approach is enhancing succession strength, cross-functional collaboration, and long-term organizational resilience.
Speaker: Amanda Christianson, Learning & Development Manager, Granite
More details coming soon!
Leadership for All Levels: How to Build Leaders Across the Enterprise
Great organizations don’t leave leadership development to chance—they design it intentionally, at every level. In this session, you’ll see how the American Bureau of Shipping (ABS) has built an integrated leadership development strategy that meets leaders where they are, from individual contributors to senior executives. Learn how we leverage existing resources like LinkedIn Learning through our Beacon Open Enrollment programs, develop front-line leaders through targeted programming, and level-set management expectations across the enterprise through our Management Accelerator and Management Excellence programs. You’ll also hear how our partnership with Texas A&M University extends development to our most senior leaders and managers of managers. Whether you’re looking to build a similar framework or strengthen what you already have, you’ll leave with a clear picture of what it takes to create a connected, scalable leadership pipeline.
In this session, you’ll learn how to:
- Maximize existing resources like LinkedIn Learning to create accessible, scalable development opportunities across the organization.
- Set clear expectations for people managers through structured programs that define what great management looks like at every level.
- Leverage strategic partnerships—like university collaborations—to deepen development for senior leaders and managers of managers.
Speaker: Becky Buehner, Senior Manager, Talent Management, American Bureau of Shipping
Primary Capability: Career & Leadership Development
Participation in this event, either live or recorded, can be reported for one (6) professional development point toward recertification requirements for the APTD or CPTD credential.
