Mr. Stucker lists high energy, visionary skills, focus and the ability to pick a winning team as qualities that shine in some of his executive star clients -- like Leo F. Mullin, chief executive of Delta Air Lines; Edward G. Harshfield, executive chairman of MFN Financial; and Richard H. Brown, chairman and chief executive of Electronic Data Systems.
Much of that time I didn't have time, let alone mental acuity, farsightedness, clear-eyed vision, and the organizational and visionary skills that it takes to bring about cultural change in a big way.
Reported findings from those studies include attributes similar to those identified in the current study: communication, interpersonal skills, being visionary, negotiation skills, professional credibility and knowledge of nursing, political astuteness, team working, innovation, good management, collaborating and courage.
Visionary leadership skills and nuts-and-bolts competence need not be mutually exclusive.
These studies identified strong and visionary leadership skills in the use and interpretation of data and the continual engagement of policymakers from the phase of project design and inception as important facilitators, and the frequent turnover of senior officials within the MOH as a significant barrier to incorporating evidence into policy [ 17- 19].
A CEO in the making should be tapping into global talent pools and virtual assistants to build a superstar team comprising visionary people with skill sets that complement their own.
At his best, Gillray's draftsmanly skill and visionary imagination puts him in a league with artists like William Blake, James Ensor and R. Crumb.
Both required study, practice, ease, skill, and visionary role-play.
