Organizational leadership in Canada still needs improvement

February 17, 2016

Learn about the relationship between organizational leadership and organizational performance in this report from the Conference Board of Canada.

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Canadian organizations still find themselves struggling to bridge the leadership gap, according to The Conference Board of Canada’s research.

Key findings:

  • Strong and effective leadership positively impacts organizational performance and work cultures.
  • Developing top talent and building leadership capacity have become strategic priorities for Canadian organizations.
  • 37 per cent of survey respondents said their organizational leaders were highly effective compared to 29 per cent of respondents in 2001.
  • 31 per cent felt their organizations were highly effective at building leadership capacity, up slightly from the 2001 survey at 26 per cent.
  • Only 14 per cent of respondents said their organization’s leadership capacity to implement major change was excellent.