Canadian Executives are world's most trusting of corporate leaders:
Korn/Ferry Confidence in Leadership Index

Surveyed Executives in Canada most trust their corporate leaders to follow ethical business practices, according to worldwide index

TORONTO, April 13 /CNW/ - The Korn/Ferry Institute's Confidence in Leadership Index shows that Canadian executives were the most likely to trust their own corporate leadership to follow ethical business practices, compared to other nations.

In Korn/Ferry Institute's Confidence in Leadership Index, Canada ranked highly in most categories, including credibility of leadership (tied for second), CEO credibility (second), and trust in leadership (first).

At the same time, Canada, the United States and the United Kingdom did not fare as well when it came to corporate direction. In the opinion of executives, corporate leadership in these three countries is moving just slightly in the wrong direction. North America-wide this represented a 10-point improvement in the level of optimism, but nonetheless remained negative.

Jeff Rosin, President of Korn/Ferry Canada: "We see an extremely high level of confidence in Canadian corporate leadership. Canadian executives place at or near the top in every category of confidence. Canada has weathered the recession far better than most other countries and corporate confidence is reflecting this. Similarly, Canada's tradition of ethical corporate behaviour is paying dividends in corporate trust."

The study focuses on opinions of global executives about the leadership within their organizations. More information on the Index can be found in the global release from Korn/Ferry International.

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