The report benchmarks leadership and talent management practices to evaluate their effectiveness. It includes responses from thousands of organizations around the world representing major industries. The findings will help organizations improve their leadership development and talent management strategies for future success.

1. 
 


   
    
 
     
   
      
      
     
 
     
    
  
  
     
        
      
   



2.   
Your Organization
Industry Benchmark
Coaching and developing others
100%
Identifying and developing
future talents
Driving and managing change
80%
60%
40%
Leading project teams
and special task forces
Making difficult
decisions
20%

   
 
   
    
 
%
0%
Fostering creativity
and innovation
Leading across
multiple countries
Managing diversity
  

Interpersonal skills
(e.g., emotional intelligence,
communication)
Improving employee engagement
  

10%
21%
20% Recommended
23%
Actual
70%
27%
  
   
 
Preferred
52%
  

44%
33%
    
    
Percent of time spent on:
Formal Learning
Learning from Others
 


On-the-Job Training
      

52%
Coaching and developing
others
Fostering creativity and
innovation
73%
51%
30%
47%
Satisfying and developing
future talent
63%
40%
Project teams and
special task forces
38%
Interpersonal skills
0%
20%
Most Critical in the Next Three Years
(HR respondents)
40%
Ability Percentile
69%
56%
60%
80%
Your Leaders’ Current Level of Effectiveness
(Leader respondents)

3.    
24%
20%
Innovation
33%
Sustainability
Operational
excellence

49%
Customer
relationships
59%
52%
0%
20%
    
  
47%
35%
Corporate brand/
reputation
    
   
38%
55%
40%
60%
80%
Ability Percentile
Your Organization
Industry Benchmark
   
     
        
    
    
  
 
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
 

         
   
    
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  
   
     
 
     
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  
 

         
 
         
  
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  
  

 
 
     
      
        
    

4. 
  
   
      
 
 
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  
   
  
     
           
 
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      
     
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      
    
 
  



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


 







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