The First 90 Days with Harvard Business Review article "How Managers Become Leaders" (2 Items)
by Michael D. Watkins
Idea in Brief
Few leadership transitions are as challenging as the move from running a function to running an entire enterprise for the first time.
The scope and complexity of the job dramatically increase in ways that can leave newly minted unit heads feeling overwhelmed and uncertain. The skills that they’ve honed in their previous roles—mastery of their function, organizational know-how, the ability to build and motivate a team—are no longer enough. For the first time, these executives must transform themselves into generalists who understand all the functions. They must learn to hire, judge, and mediate with a far wider variety of people. They must confront a whole new range of tough questions: What are the big issues on our corporate agenda? ...
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