Clear deficit in leadership

According to a recent survey by the OECD, published in an article in the Danish newspaper JyllandsPosten, the educational level of Danish leaders, on paper, is good enough but...

...when it comes to leadership in practice, according to a European Employee Index survey of 2,000 leader, every second leader lacks the abilities to lead in practice.

10% of leaders, according to their employees, are simply not fit to lead with their current levels of knowledge and skills. In particular, they lack the ability to motivate, engage and ensure the execution of approved plans.

Juxaposing these results against a recent analysis comparing the quality of leadership and profitability, done by among others CBS and implemented with the participation of 379 Danish leaders, shows that for companies in which the lack of competence is largest, there is a 5% difference in the quality of leadership. This deficit translates into a 11% difference in top line performance and a 7% difference in the bottom line results.

Unless education, training, coaching and possibly even renewal in the leadership ranks takes place soon, the lack of quality in leadership will become increasingly apparent.

For over 16 years, the CBS Executive MBA and Fulltime MBA programs have not simply discussed leadership but have made leaderhip a fundamentally ingrained element in their curriculums. The one-year full-time MBA at CBS is a well-balanced program preparing you to manage, lead, transform businesses and make a difference. You learn to master the business essentials through the core courses; the leadership discovery process takes you on a journey of personal and professional development while the entrepreneurship component develops your capacity for creative thinking and identifying business opportunities.

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