TENNIS ace Rafa Nadal, NBA basketball star Pau Gasol and goalkeeper Iker Casillas are the three sports personalities most Spanish workers would like to have as their boss.
A survey by recruitment firm Adecco found Mallorca-born Rafa to be the most-admired leader in Spain, netting 38.9% of the votes and mostly from women, who also picked Iker Casillas, third-favourite with 25.6% of the votes.
Male workers were more likely to choose Pau Gasol, who took 25.7% of the votes, followed by Spanish football team trainer Vicente del Bosque, in fourth place with 24.9%, and Bayern Munich FC's Pep Guardiola, fifth with 24% of the votes.
Younger interview subjects picked Iker Casillas most often, and older workers were more likely to choose Vicente del Bosque.
The remainder of the top 10, which saw very close results between everyone on the list, was made up of footballer Andrés Iniesta, Formula 1 ex-champ Fernando Alonso, MotoGP whizz-kid Marc Márquez, Olympic gold medal-winning swimmer Mireia Belmonte, and retired gymnast Almudena Cid.
Those who chose these 10 celebrities to be their 'ideal boss' said their characters and style of leadership would make them the most happy at work.
All those surveyed were asked about the qualities they consider an 'ideal boss', sportsperson or otherwise, should have.
Practically all of them - 96% - said a 'good boss' is one who 'mucks in' and 'transmits positive energy' and 'good humour' to his or her team to get employees to produce their best.
Women interviewed were even more in agreement with this quality than men surveyed.
But 'real-live' bosses are not like that in nearly half of all cases, the research found.
Whilst 36.4% described their managers' leadership style as 'democratic' and 22.1 said he or she was 'charismatic', a total of 11.2% said their bosses were 'patronising' and 30.3% said theirs were 'autocratic'.
