The Unwritten Rules The Six Skills You Need to Get Promoted to the Executive Level

by Beeson, John

• ISBN13: 9780470585788
• ISBN10: 0470585781
• Edition: 1st
• Format: Hardcover
• Copyright: 2010-10-19
• Publisher: Jossey-Bass

Summary

Maximize your chances to get promoted to the executive levelAs 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 presenceFilled 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.

Author Biography

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.

Table of Contents

Deciphering the Code	p. 1
The Feedback That Really Counts	p. 21
Factor 1: Demonstrating Strategic Skills	p. 43
Factor 2: Building a Strong Management Team	p. 69
Factor 3: Managing Implementation	p. 89
Factor 4: Exhibiting the Capacity for Innovation and Change	p. 109
Factor 5: Working Across Organizational Boundaries	p. 131
Factor 6: Projecting Executive Presence	p. 153
Career Development Strategies	p. 179
Navigating Career Dilemmas	p. 207
A Final Challenge to you-and your Organization	p. 221
Notes	p. 229
Acknowledgments	p. 233
About the Author	p. 235
Index	p. 237
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