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THE FRANKLINCOVEY FIRST-LEVEL LEADER REPORT
The FranklinCovey First-Level Leader Report is a quantitative study that helps organizations know
how to engage and improve their first-level leaders. An independent research firm surveyed a
random sample of 400 first-level leaders in November 2018. Margin of error at the 95% confidence
level is plus or minus 4.9%. The industry and ethnicity data breakouts are directional only.
When leaders focus on game-changing
outcomes, they transform their
organizations. While first-level leaders
are confident in their ability to deliver,
frequently their confidence is out of
touch with reality.
OUTCOME ONE
5.4
months (1,728 work
hours) is the time it
takes, on average, for
first-level leaders to
feel they are making a
positive difference.
OUTCOME TWO
30%
longer is the amount
of time it takes
new leaders with
self-proclaimed
introverted
personalities to feel
they are making
a positive impact
compared to leaders
with extroverted
personalities.
OUTCOME THREE
94%
of first-level leaders
are confident they
can manage projects
successfully.
36%
believe that many
aspects of their
jobs are outside
their control.
OUTCOME FOUR
95%
of first-level leaders
are confident they will
achieve the results
expected of them.
82%
of the time
organizations say
they picked the
wrong manager.*
LEADERSHIP CHALLENGES
* Source: Gallup Business Journal; Why Great Managers Are So Rare; March 25, 2014
