This document provides 8 tips for hiring a CEO. The tips are to hire someone who is optimistic, a team leader, honest and trustworthy, fulfills the requirements, is willing to adapt to change, has excellent customer service skills, should not talk too much, and must be able to remain calm. Following these tips can help ensure the right person is selected for the CEO position.

1. By
Jason Hanold
8 TIPS FOR
HIRING A CEO
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2. Companies need a person to play the challenging role of
management and being in charge of any sector within the
organization. This role includes, planning, directing, leading
teams of workers, monitor performance and correct when
necessary. However, what can be done to ensure the right
person is hired for this kind of job? This position is highly
desired by many people, but choosing the right person for the
job is essential. Here are some recommendations to consider:
8 TIPS FOR HIRING A CEO

3. A person with this attitude will boost the company’s
performance, will face every project and every work day
optimistically. Many times this CEO will be an example of
teamwork, influencing the rest of the workers with his
positive energy. Without a good attitude, no matter how
low prices are or how good the product or service offered
is, clients and employees will always find a negative
organizational environment, and that will affect business
growth.
1. HIRE SOMEONE WHO IS OPTIMISTIC

4. A team leader is better than an individual “star”. It does
not matter how great a leader can be as an individual
achiever because if the CEO cannot help the teams focus
on their tasks and improve their performance, this person
will not be of much help to the company. This person needs
to be confident, be able to speak in public, delegate tasks
in an appropriate way and make employees feel
appreciated when his is giving orders. The best thing a
company can have is a leader that works, not only for his
own selfish accomplishments but that works leading teams
to achieve the goals of the organization.
2. HIRE A TEAM LEADER

5. Companies prefer hiring a CEO that honest and
trustworthy. It is a little difficult to uncover all of
these personality traits in an interview, but through
making the right questions the interviewer can have a
perception of integrity terms a person lives by. Hiring
a dependable person reduces the stress of giving away
the company to the wrong leadership.
3. MUST BE HONEST AND TRUSTWORTHY

6. The requirements for looking for a great CEO are vital.
Having charisma is a very important characteristic but it is
not everything. A leader must be appropriately qualified,
an expert in the area, to be able to perform his functions
properly. This person must be able to give answers to his
clients and staff, so he should know what he is talking
about. There is the possibility, though, of further training
in the area for a good CEO, but the ideal person must be
someone who already has advanced knowledge or specific
experience in the industry. Accepting a person as CEO on
the grounds of a nice smile can jeopardize the company by
hiring unqualified personnel.
4. MUST FULFILL THE REQUIREMENTS

7. This is a very useful quality, not only for CEOs but for
every employee since change is the only constant in
the world of modern business. There is no room for a
stagnant mindset. In all businesses, changes come
sooner or later: new products, changes in markets,
new factories and changes in the objectives of the
companies.
5. MUST HAVE THE WILLINGNESS TO
ADAPT TO CHANGE

8. No matter the type of business, a CEO that deals
excellently with clients will be of great help. In fact,
this facet he might not be the one he spends most of
his time doing, since this responsibility is assigned
directly to other employees. However, when
problematic situation with clients emerge, the CEO
has the potential to solve it. A CEO is necessary to
create strategies and satisfy the most demanding
clients so that they can be loyal to the company and
business can continue growing.
6. MUST HAVE EXCELLENT CUSTOMER
SERVICE SKILLS

9. When hiring a CEO, candidates who talk a lot must be
analyzed really well. During the interview it is best to
ask direct questions to obtain relevant information.
Questions that are complex or too long encourage
people to talk excessively, often times beating around
the bush. This behavior might reveal other issues, for
example lack of expertise or dominion of the subject,
or unwillingness to listen. This might be the case of a
leader who talks a lot but does not listen to his
subordinates.
7. BEWARE OF CANDIDATES THAT SPEAK
TOO MUCH

10. The role of a CEO can deal with heavy responsibilities.
Daily tasks relevant to CEOs and management can
increase levels of stress. A number of problems can
rise throughout the day and the CEO needs to handle
them in the most appropriate way. Companies prefer
people who have the capacity to remain calm in most
circumstances. A calm CEO will encourage this sort of
environment in his office and to his employees and
this will increase productivity and a better working
environment for everyone.
8. MUST BE ABLE TO REMAIN CALM