How Executives Develop
How is it that future executives develop on the job? Do certain experiences matter? Do they, as many have said, teach valuable lessons? Seeking answers to these questions has been the subject of continuing studies at the Center for Creative Leadership since 1982. To highlight four major conclusions of these studies (McCall, Lombardo, & Morrison, 1988):
• Executives believe that much is learned on the job, and similar lessons (skills, values, and life perspectives) were reported in every corporation studied. Learnings that executives say made a lasting impact on how they manage appear to be pervasive.
• The experiences that teach these lessons also have some predictability to them. Challenging job assignments, significant ...
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