Maximize your chances to get promoted to the executive level
As predictable career paths have become extinct in most
organizations, managers aspiring to the C-level job are left to
their own devices to determine how to advance their careers. Even
in companies committed to talent development, guidance to aspiring
executives is often vague and contradictory. This happens,
executive coach John Beeson argues, because executive promotions
are made based on the decision makers' intuitive sense of
whether or not a manager can succeed at higher levels within the
organization. Beeson decodes these leadership criteria--the
unwritten rules--that companies use to make decisions about who
gets promoted and who doesn't, and identifies the six core
"selection factors" that are imperative for success at the
executive level
* Demonstrating strategic skills
* Building a strong management team
* Managing implementation
* Exhibiting the capacity for innovation and change
* Working across organizational boundaries
* Projecting executive presence
Filled with stories of managers who successfully climbed up the
executive ladder-and some who struggled-The Unwritten Rules
is an invaluable resource for aspiring executives.
Autorentext
John Beeson is principal of Beeson Consulting, Inc., a management consulting firm specializing in succession planning and top talent development, executive assessment and executive coaching, and organization design and change. His articles on succession planning and talent development have appeared in the Harvard Business Review, Across the Board, and Business Horizons.
For more information about the book, please visit www.unwrittenrulesbook.com
Zusammenfassung
Maximize your chances to get promoted to the executive level
As predictable career paths have become extinct in most organizations, managers aspiring to the C-level job are left to their own devices to determine how to advance their careers. Even in companies committed to talent development, guidance to aspiring executives is often vague and contradictory. This happens, executive coach John Beeson argues, because executive promotions are made based on the decision makers' intuitive sense of whether or not a manager can succeed at higher levels within the organization. Beeson decodes these leadership criteria--the unwritten rules--that companies use to make decisions about who gets promoted and who doesn't, and identifies the six core "selection factors" that are imperative for success at the executive level
- Demonstrating strategic skills
- Building a strong management team
- Managing implementation
- Exhibiting the capacity for innovation and change
- Working across organizational boundaries
- Projecting executive presence
Filled with stories of managers who successfully climbed up the executive ladder-and some who struggled-The Unwritten Rules is an invaluable resource for aspiring executives.
Inhalt
1 Deciphering the Code 1
2 The Feedback That Really Counts 21
3 Factor 1: Demonstrating Strategic Skills 43
4 Factor 2: Building a Strong Management Team 69
5 Factor 3: Managing Implementation 89
6 Factor 4: Exhibiting the Capacity For Innovation and Change 109
7 Factor 5: Working Across Organizational Boundaries 131
8 Factor 6: Projecting Executive Presence 153
9 Career Development Strategies 179
10 Navigating Career Dilemmas 207
11 A Final Challenge To YouAnd Your Organization 221
Notes 229
Acknowledgments 233
About the Author 235
Index 237