Continuous CEO education: how important is it for corporate growth?

Every day we wake up, we see news of countries growing economically, wars, agreements, technological advances, and many other events. Commanding a company in the face of this volatility and uncertainties is not something simple or easy, which requires an excellent CEO ahead of business that not only has extensive experience in the field, but has, within itself, a strong understanding of the importance of always keeping up to date so that it is properly prepared to be this pilot.

This unpredictability of the market has always been something present in our history. The difference now is that, with the growth of global digitization and the high connectivity of society, events in other countries are also highly likely to affect us here ¡ ¡ ̄ which, of course, raises the degree of concern and fear on the part of the business community.

This feeling has been demanding from the enterprises a greater agility, adaptation and reading of scenario, in favor of a more strategic decision making. All of us, in theory, should have this behavior on a daily basis, however, in the case of CEOs, this profile gains even more importance, considering the weight of this chair for the conduct of operations with maximum efficiency.

Understanding this relationship, data released in a survey by Falconi show that 80% of CEOs continued to study after their first graduation, in search of executive education programs that reinforce their knowledge and skills for occupation of this chair.

The way in which they can keep up to date to make decisions with minimal information and, on top of that, foresee possible scenarios, deserves attention. This is because, far beyond this routine need to be part of your agenda, some questions need to be made and support these studies.

Being grounded on what happens in the world is undoubtedly important. But, ask yourself: what differentials will I, as CEO, have ahead of my competitors, with this learning routine? What were the latest global events and how they impacted, or not, my company? Could we anticipate some occurrence, based on what we have already gone through, so that we are better prepared to deal with them?

Make these analyzes and incorporate what, in fact, makes sense according to the reality of your business. Who are all these agents that impact or interfere in operations, and how they can prepare, from this, to make more strategic decisions. Something that, in order to achieve the goals set, will depend, precisely, on this constant update by the CEO, keeping abreast of what is happening in the world and organizing your home very well for any occurrences.

With the arrival of a new year, new airs are needed. See how 2024 was for your company, your teams, and align everyone's mindset on what they expect for 2025. This ecosystem needs to unite and shape itself to achieve these goals, having the necessary support to take the ideas from paper and put them into practice with assertiveness.

If the market does not stop and never stopped ¡why should the CEO? Business dynamics are constantly recycling, and we should all keep pace. Otherwise, you will be the only one stagnating in the face of a world that remains advancing, at a rapid pace.