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It's Harder than Ever to Be a Senior Executive

Harvard Business Review

Kelly and Bryan MacDonald), on how C-level jobs are evolving, and in my upcoming book on communication with Michael Slind[link]. The CIO has to know what's going on in finance and marketing, for instance, and P&L experience is important even for support functions like human resources. So are technical skills.

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A guide to great development moves

Great Leadership By Dan

The career path to running a business at ABC will now look more like a “Z” (series of different jobs) than a “T” (narrow, vertical promotions). Advice : Help the executive understand that the single most critical competency identified for success in new jobs is learning agility. Help them learn to ask questions and listen.