CONTRASTING STYLES

A few months ago, at a presentation in Kuala Lumpur,Harvard Business School professor D. Quinn Millsoffered some intriguing insights about the differencesand similarities between Asian and American leadershipstyles.
According to a transcript of his talk published inHBS's Working Knowledge e-zine, Mills told his audience that there are nine key qualities people seeking successful leaders:

passion,
decisiveness,
conviction,
integrity,
adaptability,
emotional toughness,
emotional resonance,
self-knowledge and
humility.

Some of these traits are important everywhere; othersare more significant in the United States and Europe.But even some of the similar traits are demonstrated differently from culture to culture.