Hunet, the Best CEO Chosen by Employees... 'Communicative Leader'

[Asia Economy Reporter Kim Daeseop] Hunet announced on the 27th that in a survey conducted among office workers regarding CEO leadership, the 'Communicative Leader' ranked first.

The survey was conducted from the 23rd to the 25th among 702 office workers (567 employees and 135 CEOs). 58% of employees and 73.3% of CEOs chose the communicative leader as the best CEO leadership type. This refers to a leader who actively participates in decision-making and brainstorms ideas together with employees.

Among employees, the second most chosen type was the 'Servant Leader' (25.9%), who respects and serves members. The third was the 'Charismatic Leader' (8.6%), who leads members with strong charisma and a commanding presence; fourth was the 'Delegative Leader' (6.2%), who delegates authority and decision-making to employees; and fifth was the 'Democratic Leader' (1.2%), who acts according to majority rule.

On the other hand, CEOs ranked the 'Delegative Leader' (13.3%) and 'Servant Leader' (11.1%) next after the communicative leader, followed by the 'Charismatic Leader' (2.2%).

The most essential ability for a CEO was also ranked as 'communication skills' first, followed by 'insight,' 'decision-making ability,' 'drive,' and 'management philosophy.'

The worst leader type was most frequently identified as the 'Inconsistent Leader' (employees 40.7%, CEOs 55.6%), who says one thing but acts differently. The second worst was the 'Authoritarian Leader' (employees 25.9%, CEOs 26.7%), who enforces commands and obedience.

From third place onward, differences appeared between employees and CEOs. Employees ranked third as the 'Distrustful Leader' (22.2%), fourth as the 'Work-Life Imbalance Leader' (7.4%), and fifth as the 'Performance-First Leader' (3.7%). CEOs tied for third place with the 'Work-Life Imbalance Leader' (8.9%) and the 'Performance-First Leader' (8.9%).

When asked about the most effective methods for leadership development (multiple responses allowed), CEOs answered 'self-development such as reading and education' (55.6%) and 'meetings with other CEOs' (53.3%). This was followed by 'practical and field experience' (37.8%), 'interaction with employees' (35.6%), and 'expert consulting' (24.4%).

Meanwhile, the score given by employees to their current workplace CEO averaged 3.1 out of 5. In contrast, CEOs gave themselves an average score of 3.8 as CEOs.

This content was produced with the assistance of AI translation services.