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| AMA 2004 Impotance of Leadership SURVEY |
| The “increasingly competitive
business environment” is overwhelmingly cited as the top reason leadership
is more important than ever in a survey conducted among 225 AMA customers
and members, on Friday, April 3rd in all five AMA U.S. Executive Conference
Centers. |
More decentralized decision making
and a workforce with different generations and values were identified as
the second and third most important reasons. Other current business trends,
including globalization and more complex organizations, were also cited
as important contributing factors in the current focus on leadership. In
addition, the survey indicated that employees at all levels are devoting
more time to leading. By nearly a 4 to 1 margin, respondents are spending
more time, rather than less, leading than in the past.
Reasons Why Leadership Is More Important Than Ever
(Respondents chose top three)
% Selecting As
Reason One of Top Three
- Increasingly Competitive Business Environment 69%
Flatter organizations with more decentralized decision making 34%
Workforce composed of different generations with different values 33%
Increasingly complex organizations 30%
Globalization 30%
Pressure to meet quarterly performance targets 25%
Uncertain times 23%
The shift from a manufacturing to a knowledge-based economy 16%
Increased government regulation of business activity 10%
Increased media scrutiny of executive behavior 10%
Other 4%
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- Most Employees Spend Time Leading … and Are Leading
More
Time Spent Leading – 19% of respondents say that more
than 50% of their time is dedicated to leading and nearly half believe
leadership activities account for at least 25% of their work day.
% of Time Devoted to Leading Cumulative Total
More than 50% 19% 19%
26% – 50% 30% 49%
11% - 25% 34% 83%
0% - 10% 17% 100%
Using a conservative weighted average calculation (midpoint of three
bottom groups and 50% for top group) respondents spend 28% of their
day in leadership activities.
- Change in Time Spent Leading – Nearly two-thirds
of respondents (64%) said they are spending more time leading than
in the past. Only 17% are spending less time. Overall, 83%
are spending the same or more time leading now than in the past.
% of Time Spent Leading vs. Past Cumulative Total
Greater 64% 64%
Same 19% 83%
Less 17% 100%
- Leaders Can Be Made
87% of respondents believe leaders can be made -- meaning that training,
experience, coaching, mentoring, and circumstances can improve a
manager’s capacity to lead.
Leaders Are:
Made 18%
Both Made and Born 69%
Born 13%
This study, and other AMA surveys on leadership, management and business
topics, can be found at www.amanet.org/research.
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