Levinson quoted by Achumba(1989) described twenty criteria for choosing chief executives.In evaluating people for high-level jobs it is important to know which facets of personality are criteria for which jobs. Some personality characteristics the Chief Executive requires include

 

 

STAMINA, ARTICULATION, INTERDEPENDENCE, MATURITY,

 

INVOLVEMENT   ,SENSITIVITY , ACHIEVEMENT ORIENTATION,  ADAPTABILITY, 

 

SENSE OF HUMOUR  ,VISION,  PERSEVERANCE,  PERSONAL ORGANIZATION, INTEGRITY and EDUCATION.

 

Notes:

 

 

Stamina  means natural vigour ,the power of doing hard work for long time without getting tired. Articulation is the ability to

express  thoughts distinctly ,utter distinctly .Interdependence  is necessary in any social environment. Maturity is the state of

being full-grown ,which is the result of facing various situations and interactions with different personalities .Involvement  is a

sense of concern with and curiosity about  aims to be pursued. Sensitivity is all about receiving impressions quickly. Achievement

orientation is the urge to succeed, to become successful in reaching a set goal. Adaptability  is the ability to change or be changed

to fit changed circumstances. Sense of humour is the ability to recognise   incongruities in everyday life and deal with them without

losing   perspective.

 

Vision is the power of looking ahead   (  for  making plans, projects,  schemes, etc).Perseverance ( or the quality to pursue a course

 of action without losing heart )  is necessary  in most of the fields of endeavour but specially  in  Science and Technology, a field

 where  large resources are to be committed to achieve distant goals

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Personal organization include disciplines such as Time Management, Right Thing in Right Place, and Protocol practices for

interacting with  people with different cultural and social background.

 

            Integrity  is unreduced  completeness and refers to moral soundness…honesty, uprightness.  Education   is a term with wide

             meaning and encompasses moral ,social and technical  achievements. In this sense, upbringing  in a family and community

             besides formal schooling influence the degree of success  in  performing leadership roles.

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          (Ref: UDYOG PRAGATI Vol.,30,No.3 July-Sept.,2006  page21 )