HLB Survey of Business Leaders
Capturing insight into today’s most pressing business issues
What is the HLB Survey of Business Leaders?
First launched in 2020, the HLB Survey of Business Leaders is an annual global piece of research, capturing insight into today’s most pressing business issues through conversations with senior executives from mid-market sized companies.
Survey data collection takes place once a year during the final quarter of the calendar year, and includes responses from 45+ countries and a multitude of sectors. You can find out more about our research methodology here.
Our survey findings can be discovered through both the most recent reports and survey archive on this page, as well as being referenced in many of our year-round HLB Insights articles. The data is segmented extensively and utilised in publications produced across the HLB global network.
Now in its seventh consecutive year, we aim to continue to produce valuable insight from and for leaders in the mid-market, that help navigate today’s challenging business landscape and inform important strategic decision-making.
Explore our 2026 global and regional findings
HLB Survey of Business Leaders archive
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Survey of Business Leaders 2025
Find out detailed insights on the subject of powering-up your profitability, with a focus on efficiency over expansion, in the HLB Survey of Business Leaders 2025.
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Survey of Business Leaders 2024
We explore the core trending topic of how organisations are embracing AI for competitive advantage in 2024's HLB Survey of Business Leaders research.
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Survey of Business Leaders 2023
Discover the challenge business leaders face in leading through a perfect storm in the HLB Survey of Business Leaders 2023.
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Survey of Business Leaders 2022
HLB's Survey of Business Leaders 2022 explores the actions CEOs are taking to power innovation and growth, as well as what threats are high on their risk radar.
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Survey of Business Leaders 2021
HLB's Survey of Business Leaders 2021 insights aim to inform and stimulate the debate on the actions businesses take to achieve their post-pandemic vision.
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Survey of Business Leaders 2020
HLB's inaugural Survey of Business Leaders aims to inform and stimulate the debate on how businesses are preparing for the decade ahead.
