18 questions for CEOs to ask themselves

18 questions for CEOs to ask themselves 
Becker's Hospital Review; by Molly Gamble; 11/25/24 
McKinsey senior partners developed a CEO performance questionnaire informed by in-depth interviews with more than 70 successful chief executives across industries. The checklist is meant to assess CEOs' performance in six dimensions: setting direction, aligning the organization, mobilizing through leaders, engaging the board, connecting with stakeholders and managing personal effectiveness. "Sure, CEOs have an abundance of financial, operational, and organizational metrics to look at, but what CEOs should be doing to influence those metrics wasn't exactly clear," the authors noted. The checklist serves as both a self-assessment tool and a framework for gathering honest feedback from board members, executives and trusted advisors. [Click on the title's link for] a condensed list of the questions, with commentary and more explanation of each available in the full article from McKinsey here. [Questions address:] 1. Vision. ... 2. Strategy. ... 3. Resource allocation. ... 4. Culture. ... 5. Organizational Design. ... 6. Talent. ... 7. Team composition. ... 8. Teamwork. ... [More]