Our CEO Checklist- Do you have what it takes?

We recently were approached by a magazine to write an article on the three or four traits that we found all successful CEO's exhibited. We've been brainstorming in the office as to what the some of the most important traits are and one that immediately struck us was: Strong Communication Skills.

Everyone can communicate, that's a no brainer, but not everyone can communicate well.

We recently had a highly reputable executive completely confuse the Search Committee to the point where nobody knew what he was talking about. After having rambled on for a few minutes he stopped (to our relief) just to ask "What was the question again?" He was not an effective communicator that day! We have found that the best CEO's are clear and concise. It's the simple premise; less is more. Say what you need, with no ifs, ands, or buts. This is the case in most any career path, especially one requiring dealing with a lot of people. You need to be able to get your message across quickly, in a way that everyone can understand. Communication skills and having them are make it or break it when it comes to getting that position.

Stay tuned for the rest of the entries in this series, we will continue it until the article is complete.