William C. Byham
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Co-Founder, Chairman and CEO of DDI
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| Born | September 14, 1936 |
| Nationality | United States |
| Occupation | Industrial/Organizational Psychologist, Author, Chairman & CEO |
| Spouse(s) | Carolyn Byham |
William C. Byham (born September 14, 1936) is an American entrepreneur, author and industrial/organizational psychologist.
Byham, co-founder (with Dr. Douglas Bray), Chairman and CEO of Development Dimensions International (DDI) is an Industrial/Organization Psychologist who has developed many significant human resource technologies over the course of his career. These innovations include the assessment center method, behavior-based interviewing, the use of behavior-modeling in supervisor and management training, behavioral job analysis methodology as the basis for selection and training programs, and Acceleration Pools to select and rapidly develop people for high-level leadership positions. These technologies have been described in 23 books and more than 300 monographs and articles. In addition, he has appeared on numerous radio and TV programs through the world.
Byham earned a Ph.D. in Industrial Organizational Psychology from Purdue University where he also received an honorary doctorate degree in Social Sciences. He earned a M.S. and B.S. from Ohio University.
Byham founded DDI in the basement of his home in 1970. The human resources consulting firm has since grown into an international organization with 42 offices in 26 countries.
Byham authored the book Zapp! The Lighting of Empowerment, which has sold more than 4.5 million copies and was named the best business book of the decade by Schwartz Books.
Assessment Centers for Business Applications
For the last 40 years, Byham has been an advocate for the Assessment Center Method and has helped assessment centers become a widely used management practice worldwide.
In an assessment center, individuals go through simulations that mirror the challenges they would face in a higher level job. Their behavior in the simulations is observed relative to competencies associated through research with job success. Before Bray applied the Assessment Center Method to business at AT&T, it was used in the British Army and the Office of Strategic Services (predecessor to the CIA).
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