Voices of the Leaders of Tomorrow Report 2019

The Voices of the Leaders of Tomorrow report 2019 gives a voice to a specially selected group of future’s top talent: the Leaders of Tomorrow from the network of the St. Gallen Symposium. More than 1,000 Leaders of Tomorrow from all over the world followed this year’s invitation to share their opinions about the role of companies in society and about their expectations and ideas for purpose beyond profit as part of doing business.

INSIGHTS: Focusing solely on profits can shrink a company’s talent pool

Most Leaders of Tomorrow believe that businesses should consider employees, society and the environment above profits and they also see work life as an instrument for positive impact. Pursuing a purpose beyond profit may be a decisive factor in the “war for talent”. The Leaders of Tomorrow look for values they can share and an engaging purpose in a job and they seem to “walk the talk”. The Leaders of Tomorrow screen companies for the purposes they pursue. If the company does not fit their values, they may refrain from applying for job openings, turn down interesting job offers from companies, and pick more purposeful jobs at other companies – even at the cost of a lower payment.

You can find the full report and the press release below.

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2019 Report Voices of the Leaders of Tomorrow

2019 Report Leaders of Tomorrow Key Insights

Since 2010, our global study “Voices of the Leaders of Tomorrow” (formerly called the “Global Perspectives Barometer”) – a cooperation with the Nuremberg Institute for Market Decisions – empowers the voices of students and young professionals worldwide. It is a study on the opinions and thoughts of top talents, the next generation of leaders. The results of this study are published and discussed each year not only at the smyposium but also through media coverage.