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Qualities of Good Leadership

75,000 people, on six continents over a period of 15 years were asked to identify the characteristics and qualities of good leadership (J M Kouzes & B Z Posner, 2002, San Francisco: Jossey-Bass). Below you will find the results of this research.

Over at the good leadership skills page you will discover a separate list of skills -- which are slightly different from this list of characteristics.

As we discussed in the Skills Analysis Page please do not expect to excel in all these leadership qualities, skills and characteristics. Firstly it's impossible and secondly you'll place too much stress on yourself.

Leadership Qualities and Characteristics List
Characteristics200219951987
Honest888883
Forward-Looking 717562
Competent656367
Inspiring666858
Intelligent354043
Fair-minded474940
Broad-minded404037
Supportive424132
Straightforward343334
Dependable333232
Co-operative242825
Determined201720
Imaginative232834
Ambitious171321
Courageous282927
Caring212326
Mature201323
Loyal141111
Self-Controlled8513
Independent6 510


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