Leadership in Flux: The Changing Face of Ambition
Leading a company today isn’t what it used to be. Where efficiency and profitability stood virtually alone as the standards by which CEOs were judged, we now keenly listen to their policies on diversity, sustainability and even their politics, in addition to the bottom line. Where leaders stand ethically not only impacts the company's share price, it’s also how an aspiring leader judges whether she wants to join the organization in the first place.
Amrop's latest global survey, The Meaning of Work, explores attitudes to work around the world, revealing apparent shifts in the ambition to lead, particularly among Millenials and Gen Z. In western countries like Germany, the UK and the US, young executives placed half as much importance on managing a company in the future as their counterparts in the Global South countries of Brazil, India and China.
What has changed in western ambition? And what does it mean for the future of leadership?
