In today’s world, I believe that a company is as only as strong and successful as its CEO. The CEO of a company is an extremely difficult job to have due to the fact that every decision you possibly make can have either a positive or negative impact on a company that employs thousands of people and is trying to make a profit. These decisions can alter the company, affect the workforce’s livelihoods, and alter the surrounding environment. This can be a lot so most companies would want to hire a CEO that they believe would lead the company down the best path. In the article, I read by Forbes on the most reputable CEOs of 2019 many of the candidates shared very similar traits. One of these traits is having a strong moral compass. In my opinion, having a strong moral compass is necessary for someone if they want to lead a company that can greatly impact the surrounding community. Too often we see articles in the news of companies taking advantage or breaking the law in order to boost profits.  Having a leader who is able to steer his employees away from these decisions is key to running a successful company. By having someone at the very top who has a moral compass the company will experience a trickle-down effect directly from the top. This will show managers and normal employees that it is not ok to act in a non-moral way when working for said company.