THOSE ARE THE FINDINGS OF AN EXHAUSTIVE STUDY THAT ASKED 64,000 PEOPLE IN 13 COUNTRIES TO IDENTIFY QUALITIES THEY WANT IN THOSE AT THE TOP. HERE, ONE OF THE REPORT'S CO-AUTHORS EXAMINES WHAT THAT MEANS FOR THE FUTURE OF LEADERSHIP.
BY: JOHN GERZEMA (fastcompany.com)
Conventional wisdom holds that winning, whether in business or life, is a zero-sum game: One wins and the other loses. Yet when surveyed about the ideal modern leader, 64,000 people in 13 countries--from China to Canada--wished their leaders were slightly less polarizing and more collaborative.