The evolution in the style of the successful CEO over the past several decades has been dramatic. Today’s style, marked by collaboration and efforts to mold consensus, and alignment, was preceded by a micro-managed, top-down hierarchical and power-driven approach. The expectations facing today’s company leaders are immense, the business environment more fast-paced, customers and stakeholders more demanding and the level of scrutiny to which they are subjected more intense. To deliver solid results against this backdrop, company leaders need a blend of the “traditional” business skills and “new-era” qualities, but it is in getting the balance right that defines success.
