An ideal executive possesses characteristics like strategic agility, business acumen, and results orientation. They display integrity, think systemically, and are collaborative team players capable of building consensus. This type of executive also believes in work-life balance, can deal with ambiguity well, and is a positive, approachable person known for active listening and values-based decision making.
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Executive personal characteristics
1. Executive Personal Characteristics
Someone whose values are aligned with those of the organization
An individual who displays competencies such as: strategic agility, business acumen,
results-orientation, financial stewardship and a customer focus.
Someone who has a well-defined sense of self who is self-directed with political savvy
and diplomacy
A thirst for knowledge and lifelong learning
An individual of unquestioned integrity and high moral and ethical standards
Able to think systemically
A collaborative team player, who values people and who can build consensus and
motivate others toward common objectives, and who has the ability to form and
develop high performance teams
A strong belief for a high quality of work-life balance
A flexible person who can deal with ambiguity and change
A positive, upbeat, but realistic person
Someone who is secure, likeable, and approachable with a good sense of humor
A good listener who seeks to understand others before asking others to understand
Capable of values-based decision making; That is, the ability to draw upon a mixture of
analysis, ethics, experience and judgment in order to choose the right action.