A third of UK leaders and one in five UK HR professionals rate the quality of leadership in their organisation as high, according to research from talent management consultancy, DDI, and the Chartered Institute of Personnel and Development (CIPD).

The research also reveals four in 10 (38%) of both UK leaders and HR professionals rate their organisations’ leadership development programmes as highly effective, while 20% of leaders and 24% of HR professionals rate the programmes as ineffective.

The survey identifies the key leadership skills needed to ensure success in the next three years – driving and managing change (identified by 69% of leaders), making difficult decisions (34%) and executing organisation strategy (32%).