The Best Companies for Leadership

How do the Best Companies fill their talent pipeline and develop leaders?

Since 2005, Hay Group has researched the Best Companies for Leadership. In previous years our research focused on understanding how organizations were planning on meeting the impending leadership shortage, driven by growth in emerging markets coinciding with the retirement of the baby boomer generation.

Given the economic challenges organizations are now facing, this year Hay Group and Bloomberg BusinessWeek.com have partnered to understand the evolution of leadership. With organizations confronting a new diverse landscape, many are struggling to determine how to best develop their talent to meet new and changing organizational needs. For organizations to succeed, they will need to understand what key leadership elements are paramount in driving their organization toward future growth.

As we look at the world’s best-in-class, we can see how they are preparing to meet their new leadership reality. By studying these top organizations, we can identify best practices that will help others to prepare their talent ‘pipeline’ for what lies ahead.

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Learn more about the study:

• Frequently asked questions about The Best Companies for Leaders study
• Vodcasts on the Best Companies for Leadership
  • Overview of the 2009 Best Companies for Leadership study 
  • The future of leadership: key trends
  • Cultures of the Best Companies for Leadership 
  • The importance of strategy
  • Engaging and enabling your best for the recovery 
• Podcasts and videos on The Best Companies for Leaders 
• Whitepapers, articles and other Best Companies for Leaders-related materials in our Download centre 

Supporting materials

• The War for Leaders