Measuring the Mist: A Practical Guide for Discovering What Really Works in Leader Development

by Ryan Brown

The practice of leader development--in both higher education and industry—is fraught with grand impact claims and implicit assumptions of efficacy, but rarely does anyone evaluate these claims or test these assumptions. One of the main reasons for this lack of meaningful assessment is that too few people know how to measure the outcomes of their programs. With billions of dollars spent each year on leader development, something needs to change. This book is designed to equip readers with the tools to evaluate and create evaluation systems capable of testing the impact of leader development
programs in higher education and beyond. It is possible to determine whether a program helps people grow as leaders, and this book will help readers learn to do just that.

190 pages, Kindle Edition

Published March 11, 2022

About the author

Following his graduation from the University of Oklahoma, with a degree in film studies, he moved to New York, where he went on to study theatre at The American Academy of Dramatic Arts. Within months of arriving in New York, he was cast in the role of Bill Lewis on the CBS Daytime Drama, Guiding Light - a role he would play for the next three years.

Ryan relocated to Los Angeles and landed the role of Billy Abbott on CBS’s The Young and the Restless.

Following his tenure on The Young and the Restless, he returned to New York and continued working as an actor, appearing on Law and Order: SVU, and starring in two feature films for Lifetime Television.

It was also during this time that he decided to try his hand at fiction writing. It wasn’t long before he was writing full-time. Within two years, he completed the manuscript for PLAY DEAD, his first published title.