The Road to Ceo: The World's Leading Executive Recruiters Identify the Traits You Need to Make It to the Top

by Voros, Sharon

• ISBN13: 9781580627092
• ISBN10: 1580627099
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 2002-04-01
• Publisher: Adams Media Corp

Summary

Now in paperback -- the secret to getting the key to the executive suite!

In today's competitive workplace, hard work, self-sacrifice, and a great resume simply aren't enough to propel executives to upper management. Achievements and credentials are only the minimum requirements -- to stand above the competition, executives must cultivate the intangibles: the elements of Leadership Presence.

In The Road to CEO, seasoned executive recruiter Sharon Voros presents her own insights and those of hundreds of top executive recruiters to show aspiring managers how to enhance their executive presence and significantly improve their career prospects. Using case studies, interviews, and profiles, Voros describes how to develop the leadership skills that big businesses are looking for, as well as the personal abilities executives need in order to get the job. This essential resource reveals:

-- How recruiters assess Leadership Presence

-- How aspiring executives can assess their own Leadership Presence

-- Who has Leadership Presence

-- How to enhance Leadershi

Author Biography

Sharon Voros is a fifteen-year veteran of the executive recruiting profession whose articles have appeared in the Wall Street Journal, the New York Times, the Washington Post, Fortune, and the Harvard Business Review. She lives in Fort Worth, Texas

Table of Contents

Acknowledgments	ix
Foreword	xi
Why Leadership Presence?	1	(7)
It's Not Just What You've Done	8	(16)
Managing Your Career: The New Realities	24	(11)
When the Headhunter Calls	35	(26)
Do You Have Leadership Presence?	61	(15)
How You Look	76	(21)
How You Conduct Yourself	97	(17)
What You Say	114	(16)
The Fifteen Questions Recruiters Ask Most	130	(14)
How You Say It	144	(14)
Leadership Presence Profile: Heidi G. Miller	158	(9)
How You Think	167	(14)
The Passion to Lead	181	(13)
Charisma	194	(11)
Culture Fit	205	(16)
Leadership Presence Profile: Richard H. Brown, CEO, EDS	221	(9)
Leadership Presence Around the World	230	(12)
Leadership Presence: 2010	242	(10)
Executives with Presence	252	(10)
Participating Executive Search Consultants	262	(7)
Index	269	(5)
About the Author	274