The good boss blueprint

Posted on Thursday, April 19th, 2007 by

In today’s global economy, what, apart from giving generous pay-rises, makes a good boss? Well, according to a poll conducted by the Singapore Human Resources Institute, the following qualities topped the list of desired leadership traits: Ethics and integrity (53%) Leading by example (52%) Vision (51%) Communication (48%) Accountability (38%) Building trust (36%) However, only one in three of the 193 execs surveyed indicated that their bosses had two of the desired leadership qualities.