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From our work with leaders over the past decade, we have put together a list of 27 leadership skills of high performing executives across multiple industries.

Kindly indicate the top 5 skills you admire in:
i. Individual – A Senior Leader you worked with in 2022
ii. Organization – The Leadership Team of the organization you worked with in 2022

NB: It is expected that you worked with this Senior Leader and the organization for the most part of the year 2022.

A. Individual

Nominee's Name (Please write the name of the C-Level Executive as printed on LinkedIn)

Nominee's Industry

Nominee's Title in the Organization

Nominee's LinkedIn URL (Please include LinkedIn URL here)

Nominee's Official Email Address

Nominee's Phone Number

Nominee's Country of Residence

The country where the nominee lived and worked in 2022.

What are the top 5 skills you admire in this C-Level Executive? (Tick as appropriate) *

• 1. Accountability. The leader shows they are obligated to hold themselves and their followers accountable for the tasks each of them is responsible for.
• 2. Zeal. The leader is enthusiastic about the team’s objectives and fosters teamwork among the members.
• 3. Gumption. The leader demonstrates courage in various situations, such as correcting inappropriate behavior or coming to unpleasant conclusions.
• 4. Sensitivity: The leader is in touch with the feelings and circumstances of their team members.
• 5. Flexibility: The leader makes necessary changes and keep their teams on course towards achieving desired goals.
• 6. Modesty: The leader is humble; they own their errors and lift the people around them.
• 7. Patience: The leader remains calm and patient through difficult circumstances - setbacks, misunderstandings and mistakes.
• 8. Problem Solving. The leader generates ideas, compares competing viewpoints, and resolve conflicts.
• 9. Creativity: They should be able to think things through and develop creative solutions.
• 10. Active listening. The leader listens and responds to team members for improved mutual understanding..
• 11. Productive Communication: The leader exchange ideas, thoughts, opinions, knowledge, and data in a straightforward and constructive manner so that the message is received and understood with clarity and purpose while receiving the expected feedback
• 12. Approachable: The leaders is friendly and easy to talk to.
• 13. Reliable: The leader is consistently good and trustworthy..
• 14. Delegation: The leader entrusts (tasks or responsibilities) to team members.
• 15. Continuous improvement: The world is constantly developing. The leader commits to an ongoing effort to improve their skills and knowledge
• 16. Kind: The leader has a friendly, generous, and considerate nature..
• 17. Nurturing: The leader seeing errors as a need to educate rather than punish.
• 18. Assertive: The leaders is firm and friendly and knows when to lean more on each.
• 19. Polite: The leader behaves in a respectful and considerate manner with team members.
• 20. Empathetic: The leader understands and shares the feelings of team members.
• 21. Trusting & Supportive: The leader doesn’t dictate or overly choreograph the actions of direct reports. Rather, the leader trusts the competence of team members and is available for support
• 22. Proactive: The leader takes action by causing change and not only reacting to change when it happens
• 23. Leads by example: The leader models the behaviors they expect in team members.
• 24. Creates an engaging work environment.
• 25. Celebrates small wins: The leader understands that it is the accumulation of small things that turn into big things. Therefore, they don’t only wait for the mega wins and completely isolate
• 26. Promotes Fairness: The leader gives equal opportunities to all team members. They don’t play favorites and they avoid overcompensating even in the face of social pressure
• 27. Promotes Psychological Safety: The leader encourages a culture of trying new things and speaking openly.

What else would you like to say about the C-Level Executive?

B. Organization

What is the Name of the Organization You Worked in 2022?

Website of the Organization You Worked in 2022

What are the top 5 skills you admire in Leadership Team of the Organization? (Tick as appropriate) *

• 1. Accountability. The leader shows they are obligated to hold themselves and their followers accountable for the tasks each of them is responsible for.
• 2. Zeal. The leader is enthusiastic about the team’s objectives and fosters teamwork among the members.
• 3. Gumption. The leader demonstrates courage in various situations, such as correcting inappropriate behavior or coming to unpleasant conclusions.
• 4. Sensitivity: The leader is in touch with the feelings and circumstances of their team members.
• 5. Flexibility: The leader makes necessary changes and keep their teams on course towards achieving desired goals.
• 6. Modesty: The leader is humble; they own their errors and lift the people around them.
• 7. Patience: The leader remains calm and patient through difficult circumstances - setbacks, misunderstandings and mistakes.
• 8. Problem Solving. The leader generates ideas, compares competing viewpoints, and resolve conflicts.
• 9. Creativity: They should be able to think things through and develop creative solutions.
• 10. Active listening. The leader listens and responds to team members for improved mutual understanding..
• 11. Productive Communication: The leader exchange ideas, thoughts, opinions, knowledge, and data in a straightforward and constructive manner so that the message is received and understood with clarity and purpose while receiving the expected feedback
• 12. Approachable: The leaders is friendly and easy to talk to.
• 13. Reliable: The leader is consistently good and trustworthy..
• 14. Delegation: The leader entrusts (tasks or responsibilities) to team members.
• 15. Continuous improvement: The world is constantly developing. The leader commits to an ongoing effort to improve their skills and knowledge
• 16. Kind: The leader has a friendly, generous, and considerate nature..
• 17. Nurturing: The leader seeing errors as a need to educate rather than punish.
• 18. Assertive: The leaders is firm and friendly and knows when to lean more on each.
• 19. Polite: The leader behaves in a respectful and considerate manner with team members.
• 20. Empathetic: The leader understands and shares the feelings of team members.
• 21. Trusting & Supportive: The leader doesn’t dictate or overly choreograph the actions of direct reports. Rather, the leader trusts the competence of team members and is available for support
• 22. Proactive: The leader takes action by causing change and not only reacting to change when it happens
• 23. Leads by example: The leader models the behaviors they expect in team members.
• 24. Creates an engaging work environment.
• 25. Celebrates small wins: The leader understands that it is the accumulation of small things that turn into big things. Therefore, they don’t only wait for the mega wins and completely isolate
• 26. Promotes Fairness: The leader gives equal opportunities to all team members. They don’t play favorites and they avoid overcompensating even in the face of social pressure
• 27. Promotes Psychological Safety: The leader encourages a culture of trying new things and speaking openly.

What else would you like to say about the Leadership Team of the Organization You Worked in 2022?

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