What is this BPI research study about?

This BPI research study presents 12 case studies on leading a global workforce, covering talent management, performance, leadership, and change.

What core areas does the study focus on?

The study focuses on four areas: Talent and Succession Management, Performance Management, Leadership Development, and Global Change.

How can my organization benefit from this study?

Your organization can study the cases to extract practical approaches, tools, and interventions that align with your organizational goals and culture.

What information is included in each case study?

Each case study details an initiative's strategy, planning, implementation, and results, with many also providing the specific tools and competency models used.

Best Practices for Leading a Global Workforce

A Research-Based Approach to Global Workforce Leadership

This Best Practice Institute (BPI) original research study provides a detailed look at effective strategies for leading a global workforce. The findings are presented through twelve case studies of initiatives that have achieved significant global results.

Core Focus Areas

The research is structured around four critical areas of global workforce management:

Talent and Succession Management: Strategies for identifying, developing, and retaining key talent across international markets.
Performance Management: Systems for evaluating and improving employee performance in a global context.
Leadership Development: Programs designed to build leadership capabilities for a diverse, dispersed workforce.
Global Change: Managing organizational change and transformation on a global scale.

Learning Through Case Studies

Each of the twelve initiatives is presented as a detailed case study. The cases demonstrate how an organization advanced its global business strategy by implementing a new initiative in one of the four core areas.

For each case, the study describes:

The overall business strategy
The planning and implementation process
Feedback from program participants
An evaluation of results and outcomes
Specific competency models, tools, and materials used in the initiative

How to Apply This Research

To gain the most value from this study, we recommend a team-based approach. By selecting and studying a few cases that are most relevant to your organization, you can extract practical approaches, interventions, and specific tools. This process will help you identify which programs and strategies are likely to work best within your unique organizational culture and help you achieve your goals.

Best Practice Institute

Best Practice Institute is the research organization behind Most Loved Workplace® certification, the SPARK Model, the Love of Workplace Index™ (LOWI™), and The Workplace Report.

The Workplace Report

The Workplace Report is BPI's original workplace culture research and editorial briefing series for CEOs, CHROs, people leaders, talent leaders, and employer-brand teams. It turns BPI's 25 years of research, Most Loved Workplace® certification data, SPARK findings, and current workforce signals into practical analysis leaders can use.

The report format includes executive summaries, research-backed articles, company examples, methodology notes, and practical implications for retention, hiring, culture, leadership, and employee experience. New research and analysis is published on an ongoing editorial cadence at /workplace-report.

Best Practices in Leading the Global Workforce