This was the question that the Human Resources consulting firm Development Dimensions International (DDI) asked in 2005 of more than 900 HR managers and 4,500 business leaders across 42 countries and 36 industries.
A recent story in BusinessWeek reported some of the results for managers in North America and China. The most respected leadership quality in both areas: the ability to bring in the numbers (36% of business leaders in North America, and 30% in China).
One of the striking features of the study was the differing values that the North American and Chinese leaders placed on innovation and creativity. Only four percent of North American business leaders ranked innovation and creativity as the most respected leadership trait in their organization. For the Chinese, the figure was 16 percent.
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