TalentQuest, a leading provider of Talent Management and Learning Software, this week announced that it has been named a leader in effective leadership training by Amalgam Insights, an industry analyst firm.

The Vendor SmartList, authored by Amalgam Insights Research Fellow Todd Maddox, Ph.D., gains greater significance in the context of recent news reports citing inappropriate behavior or the lack of trained behavioral skills by corporate leaders and employees. In addition to discussing the need for companies to continuously educate their workers on effective leadership, he also cautions that companies deploying solutions, such as TalentQuest’s, must be prepared to do so on an ongoing basis.

Maddox says, “TalentQuest’s strength is the use of personality and behavioral science to empower leaders to better manage, coach and develop their people.”

“TalentQuest is the only Talent Management provider that has validated psychometric assessments as part of its platform,” said Kevin Sessions, President & CRO, TalentQuest. “While these assessments were initially targeted at improving hiring decisions and increasing productivity, we are unique in that we are leveraging the power of the information that we are collecting to provide more coaching and learning experiences for employees and managers. We are helping companies build better leaders.”