LEADERSHIP IN NEW ZEALAND: FINDINGS OF THE GLOBE STUDY
Jeffrey
Kennedy
20/06/00
ABSTRACT
This paper
reports the New Zealand findings of the Global Leadership and Organisational
Behaviour Effectiveness (GLOBE) project regarding the attributes considered
necessary for effective leadership in New Zealand organisations. New Zealand
middle managers are looking for leaders with confidence and conviction, who can
arouse passions — who can demonstrate and impart strong positive emotions for
work and stimulate people to put forward exceptional efforts. Such
inspirational leadership must, however, be based on strong underlying
competence, and have a forward-looking orientation.
There was little
tolerance among respondents for leaders who made decisions in a dictatorial
manner, and who did not place importance on a team ethic in accomplishing
goals.
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