White Paper - The Burnout Bench

77% of Chief Human Resources Officers say they lack confidence in their organization's bench strength for critical roles. That number, drawn from DDI's 2025 Global Leadership Forecast, is not a soft-skills footnote — it is a solvency problem. Boards are entering 2027 planning cycles asking a version of the same question in every sector: if our top three leaders left tomorrow, who is actually ready to step in? For most organizations, the honest answer is no one, or someone who has not been tested, coached, or given the room to fail safely.