The Way To C Suite

The Way To C Suite

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The Way To C Suite

Exhibiting leadership has never been easy. To top it all, the ever

meandering road to leadership is constantly shifting. How prepared

is a leader to perform in uncertain and volatile times? Is a leader

prepared to uplift his own career? We all have come across the

situational leadership theory and understand that different times call

for different styles of leadership.


The Way To C Suite

To prepare oneself for top jobs isn’t easy today as roles vary and

times shift. What competencies would a Chief executive officer

require today to handle his role with élan? Again not easy questions

as trends vary with industry, function and geography.

Executive Search firms not only provide valuable talent solutions;

they also provide organizations with answers to vital questions as

stated above. These search firms build a powerful inventory of top

skills over years of focused interviewing top executives.


The Way To C Suite

It is often been stated that at top level positions technical and

functional skills are second to leadership ability and business

acumen. The skills that help executives reach the top; do not

suffice once they reach the helm. These C-Level jobs include tags

like Chief Information officer, Chief Human Resources officer, Chief

Marketing and sales officer, Chief Counsel, CFO and CEO. According

to top executive search firms, even resumes of CEOs look very

different from their predecessors a decade ago.


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The Way To C Suite

Let’s have a look at the role of the chief Human resource officer

and see how it has evolved. HR has had a struggle to find its way

into the C-suite and still struggles to gain clout. Only the most

forward thinking companies promote HR, the rest relegate it for

administrative and background roles. In fact most of the times

CHRO jobs have been awarded to executives from Non-HR function

such as finance or legal which doesn’t augur well.


The Way To C Suite

Today HR needs its own specialists who understand the core

function. A CHRO today needs to understand cross border cultural

transitions along with commercial acumen. He or she should be a

change specialist and technologically savvy. The incumbent should

also be good at building sound reward and performance structures.

He / she should be able to market the CHRO position to the rest of

the organization.


The Way To C Suite

Compensation and benefits remains a key and crucial challenge.

Grounding in global remuneration practices, financial modelling,

taxation and related accounting and legal issues are important.

Another area where a CHRO needs to extend support is

leadership succession. When we arrive at the leader that is the

CEO, the evergreen competency required is to listen and to listen

and to communicate!


The Way To C Suite

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