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CEOs would make better US presidents than politicians

Forty-three percent of business executives say a corporate CEO is better skilled to act as U.S. president than the typical politician while 22 percent of respondents say a CEO is equally skilled, according to a poll by the Korn/Ferry Institute, a global provider of organizational leadership, human capital development and...

By Amanda McGrory-Dixon | Updated on August 23, 2012

Forty-three percent of business executives say a corporate CEO is better skilled to act as U.S. president than the typical politician while 22 percent of respondents say a CEO is equally skilled, according to a poll by the Korn/Ferry Institute, a global provider of organizational leadership, human capital development and talent management solutions. 

Although most respondents support CEOs’ abilities to serve, 74 percent of respondents say they wouldn’t want to be president. Only 26 percent of respondents say they would be up to the challenge.

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