Methodology

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The Global Leadership Monitor (first launched in 2021) is an online survey of executives and non-executives that gathers the perspective of leaders on the impact of external trends on organizational health and their leadership preparedness to face these threats.

Russell Reynolds Associates surveyed its global network of executives using an online/mobile survey from September 3 2025 to October 13 2025. Data from previous Global Leadership Monitor surveys were deployed in February/March 2021, March 2022, October 2022, March 2023, September 2023, March 2024, and September 2024 and March 2025.

Survey demographics

The 2,500+ business leaders we surveyed in September and October 2025 represent countries in Africa, Asia, the Americas, Europe, the Middle East and Oceania. All data has been weighted by sector/industry to create a more representative view of the overall market.

Not all percentages in the charts add up to 100% as a result of rounding percentages and the decision in certain cases to exclude the display of certain sectors and “neither/nor,” “other,” “none of the above,” and “don’t know” responses.