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but low on engagement . The study found that these ma nager s had
a 13 percent cha nce of success at the nex t mana gement l evel.
• For ty-se ven percent of these managers, the ‘‘misaligned
stars,’’ scored relatively high on abi lity and engagement, but low
on aspiration. In other words, ‘‘ they s imply didn’t ‘want it’
enough.’’
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Thestudyfoundthatthesemanagershada44percent
chance of success at the next management level. Of a ll three
groups, this was the group that st ood th e greatest c hance for su c-
cess, assuming that they co uld de velop the drive for adva nceme nt.
This research provid es a us eful model f or framing the concept ...