of CEOs say their CHRO should have a central role in ensuring long-term profitable growth of CEOs are creating the conditions that enable CHROs to lead business growth Awareness isn’t translating into action The importance of CHRO impact is gaining attention from top leaders: in fact, 89% of the 570 CEOs we recently surveyed say that the CHRO should have a central role in ensuring long-term profitable growth. But only 45% of those CEOs, by their own admission, are creating the conditions that allow CHROs to lead business growth. 7