#25 | The Executive Leadership Skills CEOs Should Test Before Making Any C-Suite Hire

Are you confident your next C-Suite hire can handle the real pressures of executive leadership?Most organizations still rely on technical competence and cultural fit when hiring executives — and ignore the three critical leadership skills that actually determine long-term success. Missing these in your hiring process leads to costly mistakes, toxic politics, and stalled decision-making.In this episode, you’ll discover:The 3 overlooked leadership skills that separate high-performing C-Suite executives from costly hires.How to design assessments that reveal authentic decision-making, resilience, and influence skills.Practical methods to test these traits before you commit to a multi-million-dollar executive hire.Listen now to learn how to avoid expensive hiring mistakes and select C-Suite leaders who can deliver under pressure.New episodes every Monday & Thursday.More From Anagha:See how Anagha can personally help you create a more efficient board: http://handwritingpersonalityindicator.com/Connect with Anagha on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/anaghadeshmukh/This podcast dives into leadership at the executive and C-suite level, focusing on high performance, CEO development, and boardroom challenges like conflict, cohesion, and decision-making. It explores executive coaching, personality and behavioral assessments (including DISC, Myers Briggs, HPI, and handwriting analysis), and tools for better executive profiling, team dynamics, and organizational fit.Topics include inclusion, diversity, corporate culture, recruitment, outplacement, and resolving issues like miscommunication, underperformance, and leadership blindspots. Designed for CEOs, board members, and recruiters, it aims to build trusted leadership, team alignment, cohesion, and better decisions through clarity, calm, and improved communication.