Nov

23

Executive Hiring Up; Passing Responsibility Down

Posted by: stevelowisz | Comments (0)

‘C’ you soon! That’s right, the C-suite is set for a comeback. Recent benchmark data shows positive trends for executive hiring. ExecNet’s Executive Job Creation Index (EJCI) showed the rate of employers adding executive jobs in the next six months outpaced those planning to eliminate or postpone filling top roles. And Boyden Executive Outlook has revealed increases in upper management hiring in several major industries.

In the meantime, current CEOs are hanging on to their seats. According to the latest report on CEO turnover by Challenger, Gray & Christmas, Inc., the pace of CEO departures in 2010 is virtually even with 2009.

Yet before we get too caught up in retaining, increasing or adding to C-level talent, we would all benefit from asking a much more basic question first: what should top execs be good at doing, anyway?

What does a CEO do? Read More→