chief executive officer
Company's top leader
A chief executive officer is the highest-ranking executive in a company or organization, responsible for major decisions and overall operations.
Usually abbreviated CEO.
The title became standard corporate terminology in the late twentieth century, replacing older terms like president or managing director in many contexts: She was named chief executive officer after the founder retired.
Elected leader of nation
Corporate decision venue
- C-suiteTop executive positions
- shareholdersOwners of company stock
- stakeholdersThose with investment in outcome
- IPOFirst public stock offering
NASDAQ · mergers · acquisitions · multinational · headquarters · corporation · enterprise · governance
Ability to see
- strategyPlanned approach to goals
- directionWay something faces
- decision-makingProcess of choosing actions
- accountabilityObligation for one's actions
stewardship · delegation · mentor · captain · helmsman · navigator · champion · advocate
Planned systematic activities
- administrationOrganizational oversight and control
- coordinationOrganized cooperative movement
- delegationTransferring responsibility downward
- supervisionOverseeing people or processes
oversight · planning · logistics · efficiency · productivity · workflow · processes · implementation
Forceful interruption of process
- entrepreneurshipCreating and managing ventures
- foresightAbility to anticipate futures
- ideationForming mental concepts
- creativityCapacity for original thought
breakthrough · trendsetter · futurist · blue-sky · forecasting · transformation · pivot · growth
president
Elected leader of nation
boardroom
Corporate decision venue
- C-suiteTop executive positions
- shareholdersOwners of company stock
- stakeholdersThose with investment in outcome
IPO · NASDAQ · mergers · acquisitions · multinational · headquarters · corporation · enterprise · governance · fiduciary
vision
Ability to see
- strategyPlanned approach to goals
- directionWay something faces
- decision-makingProcess of choosing actions
accountability · stewardship · delegation · mentor · captain · helmsman · navigator · champion · advocate · pioneer
operations
Planned systematic activities
- administrationOrganizational oversight and control
- coordinationOrganized cooperative movement
- delegationTransferring responsibility downward
supervision · oversight · planning · logistics · efficiency · productivity · workflow · processes · implementation · execution
disruption
Forceful interruption of process
- entrepreneurshipCreating and managing ventures
- foresightAbility to anticipate futures
- ideationForming mental concepts
creativity · breakthrough · trendsetter · futurist · blue-sky · forecasting · transformation · pivot · growth · venture
chief executive officerintern
Supervised workplace learner
mailroom clerk · subordinate · hourly worker · middle management · underling
chief executive officershareholder
Equity owner in corporation
board of directors · stakeholder · employee · customer · regulator