Trusting Times

Key findings

Over half (53%) of UK leaders won't work with people they don't already trust.

This is at odds with the new set of skills, ranked by leaders as important in the future, requiring them to work across organisational boundaries and extend their circles of trust well beyond the confines of their own organisations or departments.

When questioned further about these future leadership competencies, leaders revealed a lack of confidence in their ability to deliver them with over half doubting they can influence outside their organisation or department.

Worryingly, the top four confidence crushers for leaders are the same four skills that the leaders have earmarked as important for the future.

Moreover, most leadership training doesn't help develop these new skills and leaders are unwilling to take the plunge and practice on the job.