Chracteristic of effective leader

Following table presents results of a large sample study of 2.615 managers within US corporations what they considered to be most important characteristic of effective leaders (Kouzes and Posner 1991).

Characteristic

Ranking

Percentage of Managers Seeking

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Honest

1

83

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Competent

2

67

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Forward-Looking

3

62

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Inspiring

4

58

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Intelligent

5

43

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Fair-Minded

6

40

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Broad-Minded

7

37

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Straightforward

8

34

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Imaginative

9

34

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Dependable

10

33

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