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February, 1996 -
Characteristics of Admired Leaders
(This topic has been translated into Farsi)
Characteristics of
Admired Leaders
- Honest 87%
- Forward-looking 71%
- Inspiring 68%
- Competent 58%
- Fair-minded 49%
- Supportive 46%
- Broad-minded 41%
- Intelligent 38%
- Straightforward 34%
- Courageous 33%
- Dependable 32%
- Cooperative 30%
- Imaginative 28%
- Caring 27%
- Mature 14%
- Determined 13%
- Ambitious 10%
- Loyal 10%
- Self-controlled 5%
- Independent 5%
Source: "What people surveyed feel are the most important traits of leaders." From Credibility: How Leaders Gain and Lose It, Why People Demand It. James M. Kouzes and Barry Z. Posner. Jossey-Bass Publishers. 1993 (pg. 14) Survey of 15,000 managers world-wide.
Credibility
To be persuasive, we must be believable;
To be believable, we must be credible;
To be credible, we must be truthful.Edward R. Murrow
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