Since 1982 Executive Development Associates (EDA) has been a leader in creating custom-designed executive development, talent management and high-potential development strategies, systems and programs. EDA leads the way in using executive and leadership development to help organizations successfully address their marketplace challenges and accelerate the execution of their business strategy. We work in partnership with our clients to create measurable improvements in both individual performance and business outcomes. EDA has worked with many of the most recognizable organizations around the world.

EDA exists to help clients develop extraordinary executive and leadership talent and accelerate strategy execution by partnering and consulting with clients to help address these challenges:

Strategy:

Defining and aligning the overall business strategy and goals

Learning & Development:

Creating powerful executive and leadership development strategies, systems and programs
Helping to identify, assess and develop executive and leadership talent
Facilitating and designing competency-based talent management processes
Developing organization and executive/leadership capabilities needed to execute the corporate strategy
Identifying high-potential talent and accelerating their development
Ensuring faster and more successful transitions at the leadership pipeline turns
Building bench-strength & filling the leadership pipeline
Making executive and leadership talent a competitive advantage

Resources:

Research
Assessments
Technology
Workshops
Leadership speakers
Faculty and other services to support the growth and success of corporate leaders and learning and development professionals

Outsourced Solutions

Internal Career Center
Organizational Development Division
Leadership Institute

Press, Published Articles & Industry Trends

Richard Zahn to Oversee Strategic Divison at EDA
What Learning and Talent Management Will Be Like in 2020- Dec 2008
Mapping the Future of Executive Development
Workforce Now Has Four Generations-Aug 2008
Connecting ROI and MBTI: A Working Model
Managing Your Star Workers -July 2008
Planning for the Golden Years -Feb 2008
How Strong Is Your Bench?
Top 10 Companies in Executive Development
Identifying and Developing Talent
Crucial Conversations at Work
Executive Development Trends 2004: Filling The Talent Gap
Australian Executive Development Trends - November 2007
Mentoring in an Individualistic Era
Action Learning
Coaching: The Fad That Won't Go Away
Creating a Successful MBTI Organization- Fall 2002
The Executive Divideth, the Communicator Connecteth-Sept 2008