Join the Survey: Global Leadership Forecast 2025
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Global Leadership Forecast 2025 Survey
Gain valuable insights about today’s leadership trends when your company takes part in DDI’s Global Leadership Forecast 2025 survey.
We'll benchmark your company's leadership against best practices and other organizations in your industry. Take the 15-minute survey and then invite your leaders to participate.
Looking for the survey for leaders? See FAQ #6 below.
This survey offers invaluable insights for enhancing our leadership development and expanding talent management capabilities. It also provides a valuable benchmark for external leadership scenarios, helping us gauge our global position.
Yoko Kubo, Assistant Manager, Global Leadership Development, Hitachi Academy & Participant, Global Leadership Forecast
What is the Global Leadership Forecast?
DDI's Global Leadership Forecast is one of the most expansive leadership research projects of its kind. For more than 25 years, we have examined leadership development practices and leader experiences in major industries and economies around the globe. Research areas include retention, critical skills for the future, preferred learning modalities, and many more.
The last study captured data from more than 13,500 global leaders and 1,500 organizations worldwide across 50 countries and 24 major industry sectors.
Why Participate: Your Custom Benchmarking Report
After your company participates in our leadership research, you will receive a free, custom high-value report benchmarking your organization's leadership practices against global, regional, and industry averages, as well as the best places to work.
The report also provides an understanding of your leaders' perceptions and opinions, plus a set of customized strengths and priorities for improving your leadership practices and capabilities.
What You Need to Know to Participate
1. How can I participate?
- Take the 15-minute HR Survey.
- Champion the initiative in your organization: Identify leaders of all levels and functions to take the Leader Survey. We recommend inviting 60-80 leaders to help meet the report eligibility requirement of 30 leaders.
- Watch your email: After you take the HR Survey, we will send you everything you need (email templates, links, deadlines, reminders) to help you meet your benchmarking goal.
- Deadlines: The HR Survey opens April 4, 2024 and closes June 30, 2024. The Leader Survey opens April 4, 2024 and closes July 15, 2024.
- Confidentiality: Your responses and your leaders' responses are always held confidential.
Note: If you are a leader whose organization is not already participating in the GLF, jump to FAQ #6 to learn how to participate in our research.
2. What topics does the survey cover?
These are just a few of the topics we cover in DDI’s Global Leadership Forecast survey:
- State of retention and best practices for retaining top talent
- How leaders feel about artificial intelligence (AI) and its impact on work
- Leadership motivations and challenges due to the rapid pace of business change
- Critical leadership skills for the future, including managing change and virtual leadership
- How leaders experience and drive inclusion
- Leader connectedness in different work models (remote, hybrid, in person)
- Adoption of new approaches to learning, including virtual and immersive experiences
- Impact of organizational support on burnout and wellbeing
3. How can I qualify for a customized company report?
To qualify for a custom benchmarking report for your company, you must take the HR Survey and have at least 30 leaders from your company take the Leader Survey.
If you meet the above eligibility requirements, we will prepare your free company report and send it to you in late 2024. Note that the comprehensive Global Leadership Forecast 2025 report, which aggregates and analyzes global survey data, publishes in 2025. So you will benefit from the insights of your custom benchmarking report several months before our research is publicly released.
Your company's custom report is part of DDI's commitment to the science of leadership, so we offer it complimentary to you for participating in our research. Please note that this is a limited-time opportunity to participate, as the next Global Leadership Forecast report won't be published until 2027.
You can see a sample company benchmarking report here.
4. What if my company doesn't qualify for a custom report?
At least 30 leaders from your company must participate in the Leader Survey to ensure a statistically representative sample.
However, if between five and 29 leaders from your company participate, you will receive a report benchmarking your industry and region against global norms and top financial performers. Your report will not include custom data benchmarking your company’s results.
5. Who can I contact for support?
We're here to help with any questions or concerns. Reach out to us today by emailing info@ddiworld.com.
6. How can I participate as a leader?
If your organization is already participating in the Global Leadership Forecast to get a custom benchmarking report, please access the Leader Survey using the unique link provided by your HR team.
If your organization is not already participating in the GLF, you can take the Leader Survey here.
Why should leaders participate in Global Leadership Forecast research? DDI's Global Leadership Forecast is the world's largest study on leadership. This is your chance to join leaders from around the world to share leadership experiences and perspectives, informing critical insights and learnings. The Leader Survey closes on July 15, 2024, so don't miss this chance for your voice to be heard.
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