Rarely has so much ink and research been dedicated to such an abstract and mercurial science. In this slideshow, we present a choice sample from the deluge.

1. 40% of job moves can be interpreted as a
promotion, the same number are a move
laterally and 20% are a move downwards.
Monika Hamori, IE Business School
jobmovesleadershipwisdom
In 2009 US companies
spent $12 billion on
leadership development.
Sue Ashford and Scott DeRue, http://blogs.hbr.org
leadershipdevelopment
Researchers at the UK’s Reading University are examining
the brains of business, military and other leaders to better
understand what makes them effective leaders.
www.bbc.co.uk
Brainsofbusiness
movedownwards20%
promotion40%
movelaterally40%
leadersnips
Rarely has so much ink and wisdom been
dedicated to such an abstract and mercurial science.
We present a choice sample from the deluge.
“When the effective
leader is finished
with his work,
the people say it
happens naturally.”
Lao-Tzu, Chinese philosopher
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2. 64% of executives who left a company on
Fortune’s Most Admired Companies ranking
left for a company not on the ranking.
Monika Hamori, IE Business School
Only 12.5% of the
directors of FTSE-100
companies are women.
www.ibtimes.com
DirectorsofFTSE-100
UK22%
GermanY33%
holland42%
Rwanda56%
Sweden46%
The 2010 election meant that 22% of UK MPs
are women. In the German Bundestag it is 33%;
in the Dutch parliament, 42%; the Rwandan
parliament, 56%; and the Swedish, 46%.
www.guardian.co.uk
WomanMPs
executivedecisions
“To be omnipotent
but friendless is
to reign.”
Percy Bysshe Shelley, poet
leadershipwisdom
Nearly 60% of companies
face leadership talent
shortages which impede
performance.
Sue Ashford and Scott DeRue, http://blogs.hbr.org
talentshortages
talentshortages60%
women12.5%
companyleavers64%
leadersNIPS
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