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Buder, F., Rüdiger, F., & Dietrich, H. (2025). Voices of the Leaders of Tomorrow: Navigating global power shifts. Nuremberg Institute for Market Decisions & St. Gallen Symposium.
2025
Felix Rüdiger,
Holger Dietrich
Voices of the Leaders of Tomorrow 2025
The annual Voices of the Leaders of Tomorrow (VOLOT) Report explores how emerging leaders and senior executives perceive the impact of evolving global trends on market dynamics and business strategy.
The 2025 edition focuses specifically on intergenerational leadership dynamics within the context of growing geopolitical volatility and its direct implications for businesses. Based on comprehensive surveys with more than 800 Leaders of Tomorrow (a global community of young talent under 35, eager to shape the future of business and society) and 275 senior executives (over 50), this year’s study compares how each generation perceives geopolitical uncertainty and translates these perceptions into strategic priorities and market-related decisions. By highlighting areas of alignment and divergence between generations, the report identifies critical tensions that businesses face in practice.
The findings provide business leaders with concrete insights on leadership alignment, strategic risk management, and organizational adaptability. Rather than promising definitive solutions, the report decodes future leadership by exploring how tomorrow’s leaders are redefining strategy and collaboration to thrive amid uncertain market
environments.
The Voices of the Leaders of Tomorrow Report 2025 will be published on May 7, 2025.
Authors
- Dr. Fabian Buder, Head of Future & Trends, NIM, fabian.buder@nim.org
- Felix Rüdiger, Head Content & Research, St. Gallen Symposium
- Holger Dietrich, Senior Researcher, NIM, holger.dietrich@nim.org
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