Article: Premier league: do you have what it takes to make the quantum leap from finance director to chief executive? Tony Grundy sets out the extra skills and attributes needed in the top job and explains how to develop them. (Management Careers).

When the idea of becoming an accountant was first presented to me as I considered my career options, one of the things that most attracted me to it was the prospect of having an overview of the business. I actually saw this as a possible route to becoming a chief executive. Although being an accountant involves the tactical mastery of detail, it also requires the ability to see the relationships between the drivers of value in a business, both internally and externally. I felt that a background in one of the more operational disciplines would only narrow my view.

Once I stepped on to the ladder I found that there was a strong anticipation, among non-accountants ...

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