Global leadership Forecast 2011: Deeper Dive

Is the US a leadership superpower? This Global Leadership Forecast 2011 sub-report examines how the US stacks up against other countries around the world when it comes to leadership. This brief examines quality of leadership, organizational bench strength and innovation as a leadership skill.

DDI recently polled over 800 HR professionals and leaders in the health care industry. When we compared health care responses to a sample representing those in other U.S. industries, the health care sample frequently came out ahead. There are still some trouble spots, namely succession management. Read more about the health care’s highest highs and lowest lows when it comes to talent management.

In the last 10 years 2 million more women than men graduated from college in the United States. In addition, 70 percent of current high school valedictorians are women. Yet, the further up the management ladder you go, women continue to be increasingly underrepresented. This brief focuses on differences regarding gender that were uncovered in DDI's Global Leadership Forecast 2011.

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.

This Global Leadership Forecast 2011 sub-report shares data comparing China and India. We compare and contrast the two countries on a few of the dozens of key areas evaluated in our core research.

Global Leadership Forecast 2011 examines what’s behind such a pessimistic view. It uncovers five major shortfalls in leadership development around the world and recommends vigorous approaches for improvement.

Global Leadership Forecast 2008|2009 examines what’s behind such a pessimistic view. It uncovers five major shortfalls in leadership development around the world and recommends vigorous approaches for improvement.