A survey finds that 35 percent of internally hired leaders fail, usually because of a lack of interpersonal skills, and that companies with strong leader-development programs enjoy better business results.
The quality that leaders respect most in other leaders is the ability to bring in financial results, according to a recent report by talent-development consultancy Development Dimensions International. In DDI's fourth annual survey, nearly 5,000 "leaders" and human resources representatives around the world ranked decision-making ability second and vision for success third among qualities that garner their respect.
Notably, people skills and the ability to mobilize a team ranked lower, and ethical behavior was close to the bottom.
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