Richard S. Wellins, PhD, is senior vice president of Development Dimensions International (DDI) and is a co-author of the research study, Driving Workplace Performance Through High-Quality Conversations: What Leaders Must Do Every Day to Be Effective. Rich is an expert on leadership development, employee engagement and talent management. He is responsible for launching DDI’s new products and services, leading DDI’s Center for Applied Behavioral Research (CABER), its major research projects and developing and executing DDI’s global marketing strategy.