99 CEO Skills

  Posted by Admin  | Dec 01, 2016

CEO is a demanding role that requires an awe inspiring set of skills: 

Core Skills

1. Defining Mission, Vision and Values 
2. Communicating Values 
3. Championing a Vision 
4. Motivating 
5. Strategy Formulation 
6. Strategy Execution 
7. Corporate Financial Management 
8. Mergers, Acquisitions and Divestiture 
9. Corporate Governance 
10. Protecting and Growing a Firm's Assets 
11. Preserving and Enhancing a Firm's Reputation 

 

Strategy

12. Competitive Strategy 
13. Strategic Management of Innovation 
14. Developing Strategic Business Models 
15. Succession Planning 
16. Strategic Hiring 
17. Managing Top Talent 
18. Sustainability 
19. Corporate Social Responsibility 
20. Corporate Entrepreneurship 
21. Identification and Evaluation of Market Opportunities 
22. Commercializing Business Capabilities 
23. Sales and Operations Planning 

 

Executive Management

24. Managing Communications to the Board of Directors 
25. Managing Relationships with the Board of Directors 
26. Ensuring Corporate Transparency 
27. Raising Capital 
28. Prioritization and Resource Allocation 
29. Quality Management 
30. Organizational Design 
31. Managing Strategic Objectives 
32. Developing Strategic Alliances 
33. Market and Business Forecasting 
34. Continuous Business Improvement 
35. Holding Leaders Accountable for Results 
36. Managing Global Operations 

 

Leadership

37. Leading an Organization 
38. Leading Extended Enterprises (Multi-Firm Structures) 
39. Creating a High Performance Culture 
40. Developing High Potential Talent 
41. Business Negotiations 
42. Establishing Partnerships and Alliances 
43. Leadership Assessment & Development 
44. Removing Obstacles for High Priority Programs and Initiatives 
 

Decision Making

45. Financial Analysis for Corporate Decisions 
46. Developing Solutions to Multidimensional Problems 
47. Modeling Business Decisions 
48. Managing Social Dilemmas 
 

Legal, Risk & Compliance

49. Regulatory Compliance 
50. Managing Liability 
51. Organizing a Company (Legal Structure) 
52. Risk Management 
53. Counterparty Risk Management 
54. Operational & Financial Risk Oversight 
 

Technology

55. Strategic Management of Technology 
56. Digital Business Strategy 
57. IT Governance 
58. Managing a Portfolio of IT Investments 
 

Soft Skills

59. Aligning Others Around Short Term and Long Range Plans 
60. Diplomacy 
61. Endurance 
62. Charisma 
63. Results Focus 
64. Action Focus 
65. Creative Questioning 
66. Trust & Verify 
67. Intelligent and Curious 
68. Passion for Pursuing Goals 
69. Breakthrough Thinking 
70. Dealing with Ambiguity 
71. Commercial Perspective 
72. Innovation 
73. Cross-Cultural Leadership 
74. Finding Order in Chaos 
75. Networking With External Executive Leaders 
76. Influence Over External Power Structures (e.g. Industry Influence) 
77. Entrepreneurial Thinking 
 

Mergers, Acquisitions & Divestiture

78. Strategic Business Development 
79. Strategic Decisions to Acquire, Merge or Divest 
80. Transitional Strategies 
81. M&A Economics 
82. Structuring Acquisitions 
83. Acquisition Valuation 
84. M&A Law 
85. Restructuring & Corporate Governance 
 

Marketing & Sales

86. Market-Focused Sales Strategy 
87. Multinational Marketing Strategy 
88. Strategic Market Measurement 
89. R&D Management 
 

Finance

90. Dividend Policy 
91. Strategic Cost Management 
92. Financial Management in a Dynamic Regulatory Environment 
93. Corporate Budgets and Financial Statements 
94. Corporate Multi-National Tax Strategy 
95. Revenue Management 
96. Corporate Capital Structure 
97. Financing Operations & Investment 
98. Maintaining Internal Auditing Standards 
99. Financial Regulation Awareness