Ron Alsop of the Wall Street Journal interviews Roy Eggers, Associate Dean for Executive Education at Columbia Business School who explains why many companies are increasing spending on executive education and development. In short, companies are seeing it as way to retain their most promising future leaders and valuable managers. The key quote by Dean Eggers comes in response to a question about which programs are most popular.

"Good Question. We are seeing a particular resurgence in leadership development, in particular social intelligence skils. How to be a good leader. We are also seeing a particular emphasis there on strategy. In particular, how to value a new opportunity."