Thu, 29 Jan 2015Creativity and innovation, strategic thinking and the ability to instigate change are just some of the characteristics UK businesses say game-changing leaders must have.

According to research from talent consultancy eg 1, 56% of the 242 business executives polled said creativity and innovation was required by game changers, followed by 39% and 36% respectively who said instigating change and strategic thinking must make up part of the DNA for leaders.

Other characteristics listed by executives were the ability to: take people with them (30%), drive growth (29%), excel in tough times (21%), start new projects (16%), drive through results (15%), take a global perspective (14%), have strong ethics (13%), make decisions easily (9%) and drive through processes (6%).

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