9 Essential Competencies for Successful C-Level Executives

A list of core competencies the CIO Executive Council uses to evaluate and develop C-level talent.

By Michael Swenson, CIO.com

May 08, 2007 — CIO Executive Council — In 30 years of assessing executive talent, recruitment firm Egon Zehnder International determined that the competencies listed below are core to C-level executive success.

The CIO Executive Council has adapted these competencies for assessment and development programs to aid CIOs and their senior staff in achieving their full potential as strategic enterprise leaders.

1. STRATEGIC ORIENTATION
2. CUSTOMER IMPACT
3. MARKET KNOWLEDGE
4. COMMERCIAL ORIENTATION
5. RESULTS ORIENTATION
6. CHANGE LEADERSHIP
7. COLLABORATION AND INFLUENCE
8. PEOPLE AND ORGANIZATIONAL DEVELOPMENT
9. TEAM LEADERSHIP

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