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Preventing Derailment: What To Do Before It's Too Late
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Preventing Derailment: What To Do Before It's Too Late

by Michael Lombardo, Robert Eichinger
January 1989
Intermediate to advanced content levelIntermediate to advanced
48 pages
1h 27m
English
Center for Creative Leadership
Content preview from Preventing Derailment: What To Do Before It's Too Late

Michelle

Jim (her boss), Mike (GM), Jack (CFO), and Marv (the Director of Management Development) had a hurry-up meeting. All agreed that Michelle was talented but that her impact on her subordinates was a potential “fatal” flaw.

Jack and Marv were seen as sufficiently remote from the battle, but credible enough to deliver some messages: (1) Everyone wanted her to stay, (2) Nobody’s perfect and that’s okay, (3) She needed to make some transitions and many were willing to help, and (4) Her future was still bright.

After Jim asked Tom to stay away from Michelle for a while, Jack met with her to let her vent. The same themes arose. Performance didn’t matter. The glass ceiling for women. Style shouldn’t matter. Most others were incompetent. Double ...

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ISBN: 9780912879369