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Original benchmark surveys, capability studies and research syntheses. Designed for the conversations happening in your leadership team this quarter — not next.

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Benchmark report2026

2026 APAC HR Capability Benchmark

Our annual survey of 412 HR leaders across Singapore, Malaysia, Thailand and the Philippines maps the capability gaps between what enterprises need from their HR function and what they currently field. The dataset most often cited in board papers this quarter.

48-page report · Free with a registered email
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Research synthesis2026

The Application Coaching ROI Report

What happens to learning outcomes when 1-to-1 coaching is removed? A controlled study tracking outcome divergence across six Korn Ferry Academy programme intakes — quantifying the dollar value of the coaching layer that most providers cut first.

32-page report · Free with a registered email
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Capability study2025

Future-Ready HR: The Singapore Capability Outlook

A 36-month forward look at the five capability areas Singapore's HR community must build, mapped against Korn Ferry's global talent framework and SSG's Skills Demand for the Future Economy. The reference document for L&D plan-write season.

56-page report · Free with a registered email
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