Some of the results from the research conducted with the participation of more than 1,500 CEOs from 33 sectors in 60 countries:

8 out of 10 CEOs expect the business environment to become much more complex, but only 49% believe businesses are equipped to successfully tackle this complexity.
"Creative Leadership" is cited as the No. 1 leadership feature in 10 of the 17 regions analyzed.
Creative leaders are more prepared to break the status quo of industry, business and revenue models.
81% of creative leaders place innovation at the top among core talent.
CEOs acknowledge that creative leadership must break some deeply rooted beliefs. While he thinks his approaches should be original, not traditional, he envisions the three most important leadership traits as creativity, global thinking, and integrity.
In the next five years, CEOs say they need to double revenues from new sources; 79% predict that economic power will shift rapidly towards emerging markets.
The impact that technology is expected to have on businesses has risen from sixth to second in the ranking of importance in the past four studies.
Businesses that develop superior management skills expect future revenue from new sources to increase by more than 20% compared to their traditional competitors.

The Common Feature of CEOs: Creativity