Other major findings from Hay Group’s Best Companies for Leadership Study include:

Innovation is formally sought and disseminated through the Top 20 All Other
organization Companies
My company has a global steering committee that harvests local best 90 percent 60 percent
practices and sets HR policies
Best practices for leadership development are collected from 90 percent 56 percent
subsidiaries and then shared across this organization

Diversity is valued as a business asset Top 20 All Other

Companies
My company actively recruits cultural minorities 90 percent 48 percent
Cultural diversity has helped my organization to be more effective 95 percent 56 percent
My company has a high proportion of women in senior leadership 58 percent 40 percent

Effective leaders are increasingly collaborators Top 20 All Other

Companies
We have programs designed to develop leaders who can creatively 100 percent 66 percent
bring together resources across different parts of this organization
Our leaders cannot avoid cooperating with each other across 90 percent 69 percent
functions/silos
Our incentive system rewards collaboration across the business 90 percent 66 percent

Leadership development continues to be a priority Top 20 All Other

Companies
This organization actively manages a pool of successors for mission 100 percent 66 percent
critical roles
There are a sufficient number of qualified internal candidates who are 100 percent 55 percent
ready to assume open leadership positions at all levels in my
organization

Work-life balance is encouraged Top 20 All Other

Companies
Helping employees achieve work-life balance is a priority for this 95 percent 63 percent
company
My company has a 'family friendly' corporate culture to support 95 percent 52 percent
employees raising children
It is easy for people to work from home in this organization 84 percent 43 percent

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