Introduction

Your Next Move

YOU’VE GOT BIG IDEAS AND AMBITIONS IN YOUR CAREER, and you’ve done well . . . so far. But are you ready for your next move? Because your path to the top will be built step-by-step through a series of major career moves. And each time you make a change, you have the opportunity to shine or to stumble. Shine and you will be positioned for still greater things. Stumble and you may never recover.

Dissect the CV of any successful executive, and you’ll see a series of high-stakes transitions into ever-more-challenging roles: from individual contributor all the way to general management. Through hard-won experience, the best and brightest get promoted and learn to lead others. They seek out greener pastures (and greater ...

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