The breadth of responses from the Global Leadership Forecast 2014|2015 provided enough data for a deep dive view into the state of leadership in the automotive manufacturing industry. This data provides insight into what makes this industry unique, including its strengths and weaknesses compared to other industries.

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Automotive Manufacturing
Industry Snapshot
Global Leadership Forecast 2014 | 2015
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HOW DOES AUTO MANUFACTURING…
…COMPARE TO OTHER INDUSTRIES?

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Leadership Quality
Auto Manufacturing
31%
Dead Last

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Engagement
“There needs to be a more tangible demonstration from senior leaders in
developing/mentoring identified talent to keep them engaged.”
10%
FEWER
Auto Manufacturing
leaders reported that
they were definitely
engaged in their
roles compared to
other industry
leaders.

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Gender Diversity
17%
29%
Auto Mfg Industry Other Industries
% of Female Leaders
DDI’s research shows that organizations in the top 20% of financial performance counted
37% of their leaders as women. Among organizations in the bottom 20%, only 19% of
leaders were women.

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Leading Across Generations
Leaders in Auto Manufacturing are 11% worse at
Leading Across Generations than Other Industries
“To increase my effectiveness as a leader, my
organization needs to improve their consideration
of different generations, specifically the younger
generation to drive more innovative solutions.”

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Developing Critical Skills
Building Consensus
and Commitment
Auto Manufacturing excels in their focus on:
YET, they lack focus on:
Employee creativity
and innovation
Leading across countries
and cultures

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Multinational Activities
Auto Manufacturing Leaders…
• Are more prepared for cross-cultural challenges
• Use a formal process for identifying global leaders

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High-potential Programs
So, you have one, but how good is it?
77%
Of Auto Manufacturers report
having High-Potential
Programs (compared to 65% in
other industries on average)

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Analytics
Percent of Manufacturers That Do Each
of the Five Types of Analytics Well:

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Industry Snapshot
For all of these findings in one
place, view the Automotive
Manufacturing Industry Snapshot

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Global Leadership Forecast
2014|2015 For more in-depth research, visit:
www.ddiworld.com/glf2014