John Adair's: 100 Greatest Ideas for Being a Brilliant Manager

Appendix

The 25 qualities of excellent managers (Idea 17)

Ranking of attributes rated most valuable at the top level of management by a cross-section of successful chief executives:

1 Ability to take decisions	13 Enterprise
2 Leadership	14 Capacity to speak lucidly
3 Integrity	15 Astuteness
4 Enthusiasm	16 Ability to administer efficiently
5 Imagination	17 Open-mindedness
6 Willingness to work hard	18 Ability to ‘stick to it’
7 Analytical ability	19 Willingness to work long hours
8 Understanding of others	20 Ambition
9 Ability to spot opportunities	21 Single-mindedness
10 Ability to meet unpleasant situations	22 Capacity for lucid writing23 Curiosity
11 Ability to adapt quickly to change	24 Skill with numbers25 Capacity ...