Admired Characteristics of Business Analysts
A survey by James Archer
In October 2012 as part of his research into the role and qualifications of a Business Analyst, James Archer conducted a survey to discover the most admired characteristics of Business Analysts. This is a summary of the survey results.
This research has been inspired by the work of James Kouzes and Barry Posner – Kouzes,J and Posner,B (2012) The Leadership Challenge, Jossey-Bass
Results from over 400 people selecting the Admired Characteristics of Business Analysts | Percentage of people selecting characteristic |
Competent | 82 |
Broad-minded | 67 |
Intelligent | 64 |
Cooperative | 57 |
Honest | 52 |
Forward-looking | 50 |
Imaginative | 48 |
Inspiring | 42 |
Dependable | 35 |
Determined | 30 |
Mature | 27 |
Supportive | 27 |
Independent | 26 |
Fair-minded | 22 |
Straightforward | 18 |
Self-controlled | 14 |
Ambitious | 11 |
Loyal | 8 |
Caring | 7 |
Courageous; | 7 |