Network Advantage: How to Unlock Value From Your Alliances and Partnerships

Chapter Six

The Third-Degree Perspective: Achieving the Status Advantage

Many people around the world remember November 22, 1963 as the date of U.S. President John F. Kennedy's assassination in Dallas, Texas. As dictated and legitimized by the Constitution and U.S. federal law, Vice President, Lyndon Johnson, assumed the Presidency immediately following confirmation of Kennedy's death. Even though Johnson had the title, he didn't immediately have command of a nation that idolized Kennedy and was plunged into frantic hysteria during this time of crisis and uncertainty. In other words, Johnson became the legitimate President in the eyes of the law well before he gained the respect of the people. He acted quickly to confirm his status as the new ...