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Attempts to improve leadership in UK businesses are failing to deliver the outcomes necessary to grow and compete successfully, a new survey has claimed.

The global leadership forecast by DDI and the Chartered Institute of Personnel and Development (CIPD) published today examined the current programmes being used by organisations to develop leaders.

Only 41 per cent of human resources (HR) managers polled in the survey rated their programmes as high quality.

And only 42 per cent of UK leaders stated satisfaction with what their organisations offered.

Less than half of UK executives declared other leaders within their organisations as very good or excellent, today's forecast found.

The reason for the poor leadership development in the UK is mainly put down to organisations failing to hold senior managers accountable, the survey also said.

Vanessa Robinson, organisation and resourcing adviser, at CIPD, said: "HR professionals have a major role to play in helping leaders and senior managers realise the pivotal role they must play in proactively supporting leadership development activities.

"As well as acting as role models for those on high potential programmes, they must also play key roles in identifying future leaders. A lot of effort is going into developing leaders, and a lot is going right.

"But this report shows that when it comes to delivering outcomes from leadership development, UK organisations could do better."

And Steve Newhall, European vice president at DDI, added: "Identifying the future senior leaders and putting in place an effective programme to develop them is essential for the long term health of any organisation.

"Effective measurement and accountability will then ensure programmers deliver the promised results. In the UK, the message seems to be that the effort is there, but we are not yet reaping the rewards".