海德思哲：2026年高端独立人才报告：企业变革期所需的领导力、技能与适应力（英文版）（29页）.pdf

1、2026High-End Independent Talent Report The leadership,skills,and flexible capacity companies need to deliver in moments of change 22026 HIGH-END INDEPENDENT TALENT REPORTIn 2026,senior executives face intensifying pressure to deliver growth and transformationoften without the time,capacity,or specia

2、lized expertise to execute at speed.To meet this challenge,leading companies are rethinking how critical work gets delivered,pairing core teams with independent talent,interim leaders,and specialized experts to accelerate outcomes,sharpen execution,and reduce risk in moments of significant change.No

3、 longer a niche or stopgap solution,independent talent have become a key lever to help companies deliver their most important work.From AI-enabled transformation and operating model change to turnarounds,integrations,and leadership gaps,organizations are increasingly deploying interim leaders and ex

4、perts where business needs are urgent,complexity is high,and the cost of delay is real.Meeting the moment In a world where disruption is the baseline,independent talent are moving to the center of how critical work gets done.Sunny AckermanGlobal Managing Partner,On-Demand Talent Heidrick&Struggles“T

5、his report offers a benchmark for todays executive teams.Across industries and functions,organizations are using high-end independent talent to maintain momentum,bring in scarce capabilities,and deliver critical outcomes alongside their existing leadership and workforce strategies.For some,this has

6、become an increasingly important lever for moving faster and executing with greater precision.For others,it remains an underused source of agility and competitive advantage.In this annual examination of Heidrick&Struggles proprietary data from North America and Europe,we explore how large and mid-ma