Becoming a CEO is the greatest leap that an executive can
make in his or her career. What makes it such an extraordinary transition, of
course, is the complexity of the role and the skill that is required to manage
that complexity successfully. So, what exactly do CEOs have that other leaders
don’t?
To answer that question—and, by doing so, help aspiring CEOs
optimise their trajectories and assist current CEOs and boards in making better
CEO succession planning decisions—Russell Reynolds Associates analysed its database of nearly 4,000
executive assessments, including over 130 CEOs. These tests measure a number of
competencies, such as relationship skills, communication skills and
decision-making approaches.
Their findings reaffirm with quantitative
evidence what is perceived to be true about the capabilities that differentiate
CEOs from non-CEOs.
For more, see: http://www.russellreynolds.com/content/making-it-top-nine-attributes-differentiate-ceos