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Branson rates as the ideal boss

A new Talent2 survey has found the majority of Australian workers believe Richard Branson would be their ideal boss, news.com.au reports.

Over 40 per cent of survey respondents gave Branson the thumbs up, Bill Gates was the second most popular dream boss with third place going to Apple's Steve Jobs.

Westpac's Gail Kelly, the highest ranked Australian, came in at number four. Other local leaders identified as ideal bosses included retail guru Gerry Harvey and John Hartigan of News Limited.

Talent2 says Branson's top ranking reflects the Virgin founder's energetic management style and his establishment of a company that is not overly bureaucratic.

Posted on 25 March 2008 at 12:30 PM in Management & Leadership |

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