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The Real Cost of Leadership Development? Zero.

February, 2026

When a client recently challenged us to justify their leadership development investment with hard data, we welcomed the conversation. In an era of rising costs and budget scrutiny, every program should prove its worth. What the numbers revealed sur...

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