Did You Know…
the ability to adapt is the number one indicator for success among managers?
The Center for Creative Leadership’s (CCL) research has been consistent on this point for more than a decade, but the recession-driven turmoil of the past year may prove the point.
North American managers report that 55 percent of the most successful managers they knew displayed the ability to adapt. European managers put the number even higher at 67 percent.
When asked another way, the number one reason why managers derail—fall off the “track of success”— is their inability to change or adapt during a transition.
