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Managing Director, Russell Reynolds Associates

#Board expectations for #CEOs are evolving, with the list of requirements growing exponentially. But one requirement stands above the rest. We explore what it is and why it's important here: https://bit.ly/3iSVHcx #leadership

It’s Non-Negotiable: Your Next CEO Needs This Skill

It’s Non-Negotiable: Your Next CEO Needs This Skill

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Richard Rémillard

President, Remillard Consulting Group

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There's certainly nothing worse than a toxic CEO - the best people head for the exits, the 'yes' men(and women) remain and the organization underperforms both on an absolute basis and relative to its peers. That being said, two observations;1- Boards may still continue to prioritize 'hard' skills such as financial and/or marketing expertise over 'soft' skills such as empathy because the former are easier to quantify;2- there's a risk that the organization will get caught up in the culture wars that are raging today - culture wars in which 'woke' capitalism has become more than merely an epithet but where it has now become weaponized - witness what is occurring in a number of Red states in the US with respect to pension funds' investments...

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