Tacy Byham, PhD, is a manager in Development Dimensions International’s Executive Solutions Group. She provides consulting across organizational strategic talent needs, including talent strategy, talent management, talent assessment, development planning, and executive development. She is...

Tacy Byham, PhD, is a manager in Development Dimensions International’s Executive Solutions Group. She provides consulting across organizational strategic talent needs, including talent strategy, talent management, talent assessment, development planning, and executive development. She is currently managing the launch of Business Impact Leader- ship, a new development system for midlevel leaders that ensures the action-oriented alignment of leaders relative to organizational business imperatives. Her research received the national ASTD Dissertation Award at the International Conference and Expo in 2007.