Founded in 1991 by Douglas A. Ready, Ph.D., ICEDR has established itself as the world's premier source for the professional development of management development professionals. ICEDR is a global learning alliance of about 40 of the world's leading companies and 25 outstanding business schools. ICEDR helps your HRD professionals grow through highly practical, cutting-edge development for you and your global HRD/OD team. ICEDR helps your organization achieve and sustain global competitiveness through world-class people development practices. Partners are part of ICEDR's global network of faculty and HRD professionals, including senior corporate HR, executive, and organizational development executives from global companies and faculty leaders from world-class business schools around the world. Approximately 25 individuals from each partner company may attend ICEDR programs free of tuition each calendar year - an outstanding value, given ICEDR's annual membership fee. Partners also have access to the dozens of research projects and articles on global competitiveness, organizational capability, leadership development, and change management that ICEDR has developed over the years. ICEDR initiatives and benefits include Programs, Practitioner-Oriented Research and Publications, a global network of Partner HR Professionals, and In-Company Programs customized to your firm's needs.