It’s more important than ever for organizations to have capable and effective leaders to help successfully navigate the challenging business climate. Being a successful leader, however, requires a wide portfolio of skills, including technical knowledge and subject matter expertise. Leaders also need soft skills—the professional or people skills that allow them to collaborate, communicate, motivate, persuade, problem solve, and do the interpersonal work that leading a modern organization requires. By training leaders and leaders-to-be in these skills, organizations are making an investment in their future. Leadership Skills: Unlocking Your Abilities to Face Tomorrow’s Challenges draws on a sample of 239 talent development professionals to answer key questions around training leaders, highlight best practices, and detail the skills needed to be an effective leader today.