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Ask any young child what they want to be when they grow older and you'll hear the classic answers.

"A singer", "a footballer" or "an actor" have long been popular choices with youngsters.

But all that has started to change.

Impressively, young people in Britain are now aspiring to become business leaders and entrepreneurs, with 12% of kids picking this vocation over any other.

Of 1,534 kids, just 8% are set on being a teacher, while only 7% want to be an actor and a further 7% are intent on becoming a musician.

Shockingly, just 2% of children want to be an athlete when they grow up.

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The survey which was conducted on behalf of Domino's pizza to mark the launch of their TeamSkills leadership programme, also found that school leavers from young lower income backgrounds do not lack ambition, but do have less exposure to strong leadership role models than those from more privileged circumstances.

This means young people from lower socio-economic families are often at a disadvantage in the workplace, where they need to work harder to make progress into leadership positions.

Domino's is now pledging to create 21,000 jobs and open 600 new stores in the next few years.

TeamSkills, which aims to help overcome this by providing young talent with free guidance on how to successfully work their way up from the shop floor to opening a Domino’s franchise.

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The study also revealed the key ingredients that make the perfect leader, with listening, caring about the team and setting clear goals identified as the top three attributes.

With TV programmes like Dragons Den and the Apprentice continuing to be popular amongst young people and influencing them to follow a career in business, the passion for previously popular professions such as a doctor, chef or TV personality don’t even make it into the top 10 list of career paths in the UK.

Domino’s already has over 1,000 stores in the UK and employs over 35,000 people with 80% managers starting their careers as delivery drivers or pizza makers.

"TeamSkillswill offer everyone inside and outside of the business free online training, advice on how to be a leader along with inspirational stories from Domino’s people.

Winner of the first series of The Apprentice, Tim Campbell MBE said: “TeamSkills is a great opportunity to provide much needed training materials and insights, so people can upskill and progress their careers.

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"Domino’s is offering an environment for individuals, at all levels, who are ambitious for success. The business has a truly impressive track record of the number of team members who have risen through the ranks to a position of leadership. I commend Domino’s for addressing the need to offer on the job training within the hospitality sector, one of the UK’s most important sectors.”

Simon Wallis, Chief Operating Officer at Domino’s said: “Domino’s has an excellent track record of nurturing store colleagues to become the leaders of the future; 80% of our managers started careers on the shop floor and many of our most successful franchisees left school with few qualifications but lots of ambition.

"Domino’s is a fun place to work with clear progression opportunities for anyone with potential.

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So what makes a successful leader?

A survey of 1,000 people found the official top 10 secrets of success for great leadership.

Listening (15%) Caring (13%) Goal-setter (11%) Friendly (10%) Ethical (10%) Understanding (10%) Hands-on (8%) Solution-focused (8%) Reviews performance (8%) Delegates (7%)

If you’re interested in joining their growing team just visit: http://corporate.dominos.co.uk/teamskills