Is 70:20:10 fact or myth? We couldn't find any recent supporting research, and we wanted to learn more about these magic numbers. What we found might just surprise you: in reality, leaders spend their time on--and prefer--a different ratio. See how leaders actually spend their time, and the ratio that proves most effective. For a full list of findings from the Global Leadership Forecast 2014|2015, visit www.ddiworld.com/glf2014.
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