Exploring the key attributes of a successful and effective CEO was the subject of this Criticaleye forum held in association with Accenture. Featuring speeches from: Korn/Ferry International's Ana Dutra; CEO of Jigsaw24, Martin Balaam; Chairman of Mastercard, Rick Haythornthwaite and Former Chairman of Intertek Group plc Vanni Treves. Topics of discussion included:

• Balancing accountability, responsibility and delegation
• When CEO's should begin developing corporate strategy
• The impact of short termism and focus on quarterly results
• New CEOs - the challenges and pitfalls

• Is 100 days enough for a CEO to prove their worth?
• At which point should a new CEO begin to develop a corporate strategy?
• Whose role is it to look at succession planning: Chairman or CEO?
• Does the focus on the quarterly results make the City too short-termist?
• As a new CEO how can you tell if the culture of the new company will fit your strategy?
• How do you perform a cultural survey?
• Is a CEO appointed to change a culture or to fit an existing one?
• What do you do in the second 100 days as CEO?
• To what extent should a new CEO make their 'dark-side' and weaknesses apparent?
• How do you balance accountability, responsibility and delegation?
• Is there a time when the Chair has to take more of an operational role?