Project managers have the skills to become CEOs, so why don’t they? – CIO

this article questions brings to light that project managers, who do all of the basic task of CEOs, are rarely ever chose to become CEO’s themselves. Ceo’s come from different backgrounds such as finance, sales, and R&D, but usually do not come from project management. The author of this article makes a strong point that project managers possess many of the skills that make good CEOS such as planning, technical expertise, and interpersonal skills. One difference which makes good CEO’s is the popularity and charisma factor. Since CEO’s are strong leaders and the face of a company emotional intelligence is a must.

Key Takeaways:

• Yet there is an exception to this trend which I want to highlight, because it gives some of the answers we will discuss later on how a project managers can become the next CEO.
• Becoming a CEO is the greatest leap that an executive can make in his or her career.
• Working in a business as a project manager you are exposed to decision-making, which is really the driving force of success.

“Project managers are some of the best candidates to be CEOs, because to carry out their usual work they have to bring together all the disparate aspects of theory, reality, vision, process, finances, value, politics and human nature to create successful outcomes.”

https://www.cio.com/article/3138895/project-management/project-managers-have-the-skills-to-become-ceos-so-why-dont-they.html