The highest position you can achieve in the corporate world is a CXO position. As Steven Covey mentioned in 7 habits of highly effective people, you should Begin with end in mind. Applying that principle, look at the skills needed to be a CXO and start developing those skills early on. These skills come into play even when you manage few people as a lead.

Chief

Big Thinking

(innovative thinking) clarity of thought?

  • Structured Thinking

  • Thinking In Experiments

  • How to develop or identify big underlying shift?

  • Digital transformation is one;

  • Follow the money

  • Take the annual reports of SP500 and see where they are making their future bets

  • Read analyst reports

Decision Making

(making painful decision)

Effective Governance

  • structured communication

X (Technology, Sales, Marketing …)

Being a learning machine

Building effective teams

  • Ability to communicate clearly

Officer

Getting Things Done

  • having agency

Having Gravitas

  • Having extraordinary energy & agency