A looming leadership gap faces most organizations over the next 10 years. As Cynthia D. McCauley of the Center for Creative Leadership notes in her overview, leadership is also a tool designed to help with a particular human dilemma: how to get individuals to work together effectively to produce collective outcomes.

Spending on learning programs continued to be a priority for organizations in 2015, according to the Association for Talent Developments 2016 State of the Industry report, which is sponsored by The Training Associates and Bellevue University. The increased investment was accompanied by learners receiving more learning hours and efficient distribution of content and offerings across workforces. Recognizing that these formal learning hours do not capture the valuable development experiences that are embedded in daily work, this year the State of the Industry added...