Succession: Who To Choose As Your Next CEO

Leadership is a big deal. Not everyone that aspires to it can deliver due to the tough and ever-changing demands of a rapidly changing world. Leadership is about taking people from where they are to where they should be. It is about improving the life and experience of the people. Everyone gunning for the CEO  job will most likely not be lacking in alluring pitch. However, amazing promises or pitches  are what it is - a promise unless the candidate possesses the capability needed to make good his promises. 

CEO aspirants except few are known for sugar coated tongues and poise. Never get carried away by it. To make a good choice of a candidate requires a high level of objectivity and guided thoughts especially based on their past records especially on problem solving,people skill and personal vision .

Luckily, the average CEO candidate is likely to have occupied a leadership role within or outside of your organisation. So, it's comparatively easier to investigate for capacity.

It is worth mentioning that undue sentiments will mislead you and cost the best man for the job the and it will be at the expense of your organisation. Wrong choices as well as good ones have consequences and you will be forced to leave with it for as long as it lasts.  

 For the purpose of guidance, the candidate that deserves your vote must be an executive material in the true sense of it. A person who by track record has proven to possess what it takes to deliver good corporate governance in a largely diverse and highly ambitious organisation . When broken down, it simply means that: 

• He must be a person of proven integrity and a strong sense of character.

•Is capable of identifying and empowering the right people and upgrading their intellectual and creative capacity through customized development.  

•Is able to develop ,communicate and and accomplish strategic goals that translate into a thriving and competitive organisation .

•Capable of assessing and making critical investment that creates opportunities for growth.

• He is able to develop policies that result in a significant inflow of talents, funds while increasing the value of investors fund.

• He is able to effectively manage diversity. Building bridges of unity, upholding the principles of fairness, equity and justice while turning individual differences into a competitive advantage for growth.

• Has the courage to cut down the cost of governance to run a lean organisation and mitigate the risk of over bloated budget by modeling and enforcing the culture of financial discipline in corporate expenditure.

Remember, your choice represents the very future of your organisation and her employees. Don't  gamble with it.