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All top managers have a strength-area, a weakness-area & generalist expertise areas. But what is absolutely necessary to excel at to become a successful CEO: Sales, Marketing, Communication, Operations, R&D, Finance or Human Resources, or a totally different area?
Leadership skills with a salt&pepper of financial acumen and business planning.
Vision is the key trait!
Today we live in the era of marketing . A CEO must have very solid understanding of marketing and strategic planning .
The strength of a successfull manager depends upon his ability to tune or manage the marketing activities, financing activities, production, sales etc according to the goals and vision of the company.
Strategic Management
To become a successful CEO you must maintain the best team to work with you, implement the approved strategy in the manner desired by you and also maintaining the moral alongside motivation of your work force.
The capablity to influence the employees in positive manner and perfect understanding of the business and correct asumptions for the work being done in present.
To become a successful CEO you must be a stratigest in the subject matter and you shoul select the best team to work with you to implement the approved strategy.
The vision and mission of the company are prime mover for any CEO to make the strategy and The execution of the same through general managers support will lead to the success and differentiate the companies identity as a successful enterprise.
Ability to focus on the vision and to communicate that vision to stakeholders.
Awareness of operational details, however, not involved with them.
On top of industry trends -- an avid reader.
Hires strong management teams and supports their decisions.
Meets with customers.