As part of the CAHRS research agenda for 2012-2013, we have been focusing on the impact of globalization on our CAHRS partner companies. In line with this research agenda, the CAHRS Research Assistants will present their research findings from a benchmarking study on global leadership development. Their CAHRS Webcast presentation will be based on a summary of their findings from interviews that they conducted with over 30 several CAHRS Partnering Companies. The scope of this research will include but not be exclusive to common leadership development issues in global growth markets, best practices among CAHRS partners and other leading HR organizations, a comparison of standardized global versus customized local leadership development solutions, and the assessment and measurement of leadership development activities. The webcast will be interactive and provide multiple opportunities for the audience to submit questions to the CAHRS Research Assistants. Thank you to all of the CAHRS Partner Companies for your support and participation in this research. Some issues and best practices that will be covered in the webcast will be: 1. A review of the most critical and frequent issues that multi-national companies face in terms of building local and global leadership talent in your key growth markets. 2. A sampling of best practices in terms of leadership development programs that are currently deployed in CAHRS organizations. 3. A discussion of how CAHRS firms manage the balance between global, standardized leadership development solutions and local, customized solutions. 4. A review of how companies measure the success and impact of their leadership development processes and programs. 6. A description of best practices to ensure that global leadership