{"id":51747,"date":"2019-10-29T17:23:28","date_gmt":"2019-10-29T21:23:28","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.ccl.org\/?post_type=articles&#038;p=51747"},"modified":"2025-11-03T09:31:37","modified_gmt":"2025-11-03T14:31:37","slug":"research-reports-benchmarking-leadership-development-spending","status":"publish","type":"articles","link":"https:\/\/www.ccl.org\/articles\/white-papers\/research-reports-benchmarking-leadership-development-spending\/","title":{"rendered":"Benchmarking the State of Leadership Development Spending: Today &amp; Tomorrow"},"content":{"rendered":"<h2>The State of the Leadership Training Market<\/h2>\n<p>As the size of an organization\u2019s workforce and annual revenue varies, so too does its investment in talent. So how much do companies typically spend on leadership development?<\/p>\n<p>Building a strong pipeline of leaders can help provide a competitive advantage. But how do you know whether your organization\u2019s investments are keeping up with industry peers?<\/p>\n<p>It can be challenging to plan and budget programs for all levels of leaders. How much do you spend on individual contributors, middle managers, and senior executives? And how much should be allotted for developing your high potentials?<\/p>\n<p>Our benchmarking report, based on 3 research studies we conducted with HR leaders at organizations around the globe, reveals the state of the leadership training market, including how much organizations are investing in leadership development, where they\u2019re spending the most, and which delivery formats are on the rise. It also explores how organizations are striking a balance between the use of internally-sourced training and outsourced expertise.<\/p>\n<p>Learn what HR executives say is \u2014 and\u00a0<em>isn\u2019t<\/em>\u00a0\u2014 working today, and the improvements they\u2019re planning for a winning leadership development strategy for tomorrow.<\/p>\n<p>In addition to sharing the state of the leadership training market, this report examines:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Who typically owns the leadership development budget;<\/li>\n<li>How much organizations are spending, based on revenue, workforce size, and leader level;<\/li>\n<li>How much organizations usually devote to developing their high-potential talent; and on internally- versus externally-sourced development initiatives;<\/li>\n<li>Adoption rates for digital delivery methods versus face-to-face training; and<\/li>\n<li>The most common challenges organizations face with leadership development delivery.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Download our research report now for our recommendations for HR leaders to build a successful leadership development strategy for their organizations, based on the state of the leadership training market.<\/p>\n<h2 class=\"d-none\">Download Report<\/h2>\n<div class=\"callOut\">\n<div class=\"h2Display\">Download Report<\/div>\n<p>Download our Benchmarking the State of Leadership Development report to see how much organizations typically spend on training and how your company compares.<\/p>\n<div class=\"buttonPosition\"><a class=\"buttons button1\" href=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/10\/benchmarking-state-of-leadership-development-spending-report-center-for-creative-leadership-ccl.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" aria-label=\"Download the Benchmarking the State of Leadership Development Spending: Today &#038; Tomorrow report now.\" data-material-type=\"research report\" data-element-type=\"action button\" data-element-cta=\"Download File\" data-element-position=\"1\">Download Now<\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>How much do companies typically spend on leadership development, and where are they investing for the future? 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