Great Executives Need Communication Skills To Bring It “All Together”

In August, I read Monica Oss' piece on the five essential traits for c-suite executives (see What To Look For In A C-Suite Executive In Health & Human Services) – they embrace change, are motivated to act, use data to drive strategy, focus on finances, and have clinical competence. While I find all five traits indispensable, I thought the list needed one more – communication skills should be on the list of core executive competencies.

Being a great communicator is a necessity for top-level executives who need to communicate to multiple levels of team members in their organization – and . . .