The Unwritten Rules: The Six Skills You Need to Get Promoted to the Executive Level

Chapter 9. Career Development Strategies

Chapters Three through Eight probed deeply into the six core factors that are vital for promotion to the executive level in most companies. Certainly there are things you can do in most jobs to develop your abilities relating to these six areas. However, several of the factors require a broad range of job experiences to fully develop the necessary skills. Think back through the core selection factors. Top-notch strategic thinking demands a breadth of perspective on the business and the industry. To successfully manage large-scale change or work effectively with others across organizational boundaries, you need a deep understanding of how the organization works and how a decision in one part of the organization ...