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Chapter 2 of Techtonic States uncovers how today’s leaders are overcoming obstacles to digital transformation by rethinking strategy, strengthening data foundations, and empowering their teams.
What differentiates high-performing organisations? BDO engaged with global executives to answer this question. Chapter 2 reveals how top leaders are achieving their digital ambitions by cleaning up data infrastructure and equipping their people to turn technology into measurable results.
Our research found that:
Explore Chapter 1 of our four-part series, Techtonic States, a compelling introduction to the opinion research that revealed why resilience is rising on the business agenda.
BDO initially started the Techtonic States study in 2023, with a goal to envisage the future world of business using scenario planning techniques. In March and April 2025, BDO conducted a global opinion research study among 1,050 business leaders (C-suite and C-suite minus one).
The study captured insights into their current business challenges, opportunities and predictions for the future. Many of the questions asked were consistent with those in the 2023 research to enable meaningful year-on-year comparisons.
Respondents were from mid-market organisations (with an annual revenue of $50 million - $1 billion) and large enterprises ($1 billion - $5 billion). The study focused on 10 markets: Australia, Canada, Germany, India, LATAM (Argentina, Brazil, Chile, Colombia, and Mexico), the Netherlands, Singapore, Spain, USA, and UK. Respondents were from the following sectors: financial services, private equity, manufacturing, technology, retail & consumer, education, real estate, construction, and healthcare.