While not all successful CEOs are created equal, many of them share these traits:
- Flexibility
- Low risk aversion
- Business acumen
- Visionary
- Embrace ambiguity and uncertainty
- Strategic agility
- Customer focus
- Motivator
- Communicator
- Continuous learner
SOURCE: Drake Beam Morin, which provides services in employee selection, development, retention and transition. Drake Beam Morin is a subsidiary of Harcourt, Inc.