DDIGlobal Leadership Forecast 2025
GlobalLeadershipForecast2025The Largest Leadership Study of Its KineThe GlobalLeadership Forecastseries is the longest-umning global study ofleadership aimed at understanding curentand future leadership best practices. This year's study, Global Leadership Forecast 2025, is DDI's eleventh forecast sincestarting this stream of research more than 24years ago. This report examnines responses from 2,185 human resourcesionals and 10,796 leaders from 2,014 organizations around the world. The research, which spans more thanfutureofleadership.Thefullsetofleaderdemographicsis depicted below6%BabyBoomerFirst-Level Leader54%48%GenXGenerationLeaderLevel45%MillennialsMid-LevelLeader38%1%GenZ5%2%Africa/MiddleEastAutomotive&Transport4%3%Australia/NZConstruction&RealEstate6%24%ChinaEnergy&Utilities9%DemographicsFinance& Insurance5%Healthcare5%UO16eg/knuno38%Europe10.796 LeadersManufacturina22%Industry17%Japan7%Other2,.185 HR ProfessionalsOther17%8%SoutheastAsia2.014 OraanizationsT%TaiwanRetail12%24%U.S.JCanadaTechnology13%G33%WomanenderRace/EthnicityNon-Minority65%67%Man0%Non-binaryMinority35%@Development Dimensions International, Inc, 2025. Al rights reservedwww.ddiwarld.com
GlobalLeadershipForecast2025INTRODUCTIONThe Imoossible Role: Rethinking Leadership AmidstRisingExpectationsIna world reshaped by extraordinary change,leadership has never been morecritical and complex The convergence ofglobaldisruptions from the pandemic to artificial intellicence, exposes vulnerablities while fundamentally redefiningTodaysbusines andsrap emands moe hom keaders. While alitional meticsike profitability remain important an orasation's health increasinalvdependshow be earned by creatinge toarow.Otherwisee to navigate rapid change, pivotbusiness resultsLeadersshoulderallthisresmust transform their oraanizations intomore human-centered workplaces while building adaptable resilientteams that carthrive amid uncertainty.The stOraanizationsthatfailtosunnortaneanizational resilience itself.weakening sepurpose, and inadequate development for theirexpandingetuatina.As the role becomes morundesirable.The talent pipeline is at risk precisely when effectiveleadershinald anvone want to be aleadertoday?portunities in modernleadershipders'qrowthseemarkedorganizationalitexamines areas where leaders strugglering evidence-based insights totransformyour leadershipstrategy and strengthen organizational resilienceGDevelopment Dimensions Ihterational, Inc , 2025. Allights reserved
GlobalLeadershipForecast2025Table of FindingsThe GrowingLeadership Credibility Cris..Trustinimmediatemanagersbottomed out at29%, indicating a breakdowrin leadership credibility.AISuccess Rides on Trust in SeniorLeader-sh....Frontlinemanagers are3Xmorelikely,thanseniorleaderstobeconcenedabout Al,underscoring theneed to build rast to ensure successtul adopion,ALeadarship Exodrs?ThelmpatofStressau..Seventy-one percent ofleadersreportincreasedstres, with40%consideringleaving asaresult of stressandputting the leadership pioeline at sianificantriskFrontlineLFrontineleaders'senseof...
