Global report finds employees aren’t getting the leaders they want

• Inspiring others
• Competing with others
• Presenting to others
• Taking initiative
• Driving innovation  

However, its poll among over 9,000 respondents across 25 markets revealed a different set of qualities that employees want their leaders to display. They include:

• Effective communication
• Effective decision-making
• Accountability
• Integrity
• Leadership ability  

“Surprisingly, we find absolutely no overlap between the top five competencies global executives display and the top five competencies global respondents say they want leaders to display,” the report read.  

Additionally, 48% of the report’s respondents believe that it’s good or very good for leaders to value networking, teamwork, and belonging to a group.  

However, these values were not present in Hogan’s personality assessment data findings. Instead, the executive data revealed that leaders tend to value quality and aesthetics, tradition and convention, authority and impact, earning a profit, as well as experience-based decision-making.  

“This matters because a leader’s values determine what they prioritise and incentivise,” the report read. “When leaders don’t signal that the values most important to the team matter, workers lose a key reason to invest in the team’s success.”