Influence of CEO personality in the 21st century

Abstract

Introduction. In the context of business and corporate management, a Chief Executive Officer (CEO) is the chief executive officer; he is the top executive, and he has great responsibilities; To fulfill his functions, he must take actions influenced by his personality, whose importance for the success of the company is little known. Target. Determine the influence of the CEO's personality in the 21st century. Methodology. A systematic review of the literature was used, using the five-phase analysis protocol. Three questions were formulated as research guides, each linked to a theme. For the search, Google Scholar was used, delimiting by keywords, languages: Spanish, English and Portuguese; and temporality from 2000 to 2022 (21st century); The article, with free access, was selected as the type of document. Results. For the first topic studied, it was found that the impact of the CEO for companies can be both favorable or positive, as well as unfavorable or negative, depending on factors such as the personal characteristics of the CEO. For topic two, the necessary requirements to be a successful CEO include a series of managerial skills such as strategic, intra-strategic and personal effectiveness; They must also strengthen the strategic areas: leadership, intellectual, motivational, and interpersonal relationships; They must also be initiative-taking and activist. Regarding topic three, it was found that the psychological, behavioral, emotional, and social characteristics that a CEO should have been associated with his personality. Conclusion. The influence of the CEO's personality in the 21st century cannot be classified or judged as positive or negative, because each company or organization has its dynamism, and requires a different decision-making capacity linked to its mission and view.