The New Path To The C-Suite - Harvard Business Review

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by Boris Groysberg, L. Kevin Kelly, and Bryan MacDonald

From the Magazine (March 2011)
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We know that different times and different circumstances call for different leadership skills. So when it comes to managing your own career, how do you prepare yourself to move up? What abilities should young would-be executives focus on developing as they choose companies, functions, and jobs? And what skills should working executives hone as they strive to reach the next level?

A version of this article appeared in the March 2011 issue of Harvard Business Review.Boris Groysberg, L. Kevin Kelly, and Bryan MacDonald Boris Groysberg is an associate professor of business administration at Harvard Business School and the author of Chasing Stars: The Myth of Talent and the Portability of Performance(Princeton University Press, 2010). L. Kevin Kelly ([email protected]) is the chief executive officer of Heidrick & Struggles. Bryan MacDonald ([email protected]) is a partner at Heidrick & Struggles.
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