A lot of research has been done on Leadership. Have a look at some interesting statistics on leadership development, job promotions and women in power in this Business Strategy Review report.

1. 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.
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Brains of Business
Researchers at the UKs Reading
University are examining the
brains of business, military and
other leaders to better
understand what makes them
effective leaders.
www.bbc.co.uk
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Leadership wisdom
“When the effective leader is
finished with his work, the
people say it happens naturally.”
Lao -Tzu, Chinese philosopher
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Job moves
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
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Leadership development
In 2009 US companies spent
$12 billion on leadership
development.
Sue Ashford and Scott DeRue, http://blogs.hbr.org
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Directors of FTSE-100
Only 12.5% of the directors of
FTSE-100 companies are
women.
www.ibtimes.com
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Women MPs
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
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Executive decisions
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
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Talent shortages
Nearly 60% of companies face
leadership talent shortages
which impede performance.
Sue Ashford and Scott DeRue, http://blogs.hbr.org
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10. BUSINESS STRATEGY REVIEW
This report was part of Business Strategy Review,
Volume 22 Issue 2 – 2011
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