Mid-Level Leader — Deeper Dive

DDI’s Global Leadership Forecast 2011 is the biggest study of its kind, involving over 2,600 organizations in 74 countries. Nearly 1,900 HR professionals and 12,500 leaders participated. It is the sixth forecast we have conducted biannually since 1999. This Executive Summary highlights a handful of key findings.

DDI and HCI have published a new study on HR’s perspective on the challenges middle managers face in today’s organization. Read more on the findings, which include low levels of engagement among this critical level and a less than positive outlook for the future.

Are mid-level leaders getting the development they need to face today’s unparalleled challenges? Do organizations effectively support leaders’ transition into crucial mid-level roles? And, are they selecting those most likely to succeed in the first place? This collection of contemporary research says: not always.

This executive summary overviews the best practices leading companies are using to assess and develop their mid-level leaders. What practices have the most impact? What doesn’t work? Which organizations can we look to as leaders? You’ll find the answers in our new study.

This study identifies the best practices leading companies are using to assess and develop their mid-level leaders. What practices have the most impact? What doesn’t work? Which organizations can we look to as leaders? You’ll find the answers in our new study.