Some Practical Reflections on New Senior Managers
By
Stein, Guido
Experience teaches us that a number of factors affect a successful change in senior management personnel, factors whose importance correlates to the degree of responsibility the new post entails. When John J. Gabarro carried out the first systematic study into what factors determine whether a director will be successful when he is promoted to the post of director-general in a large company, he identified four: waiting period before they take up the job; foreseeable stages in the effective transition; previous experience in the sector significantly reduces period of adaptation; good relations with boss enormously increase chances of the handover being a success.
The fact is we are dealing with a process in which learning, decision-making and actions are all mixed together, and from this mix the challenges and situations that face the new director arise; however, the level of responsibility involved affects all the other factors.
Collection: IESE (España)
Ref: DPON-61-E
Format: PDF
Number of pages: 7
Publication Date: Sep 20, 2007
Language: English, Spanish
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Experience teaches us that a number of factors affect a successful change in senior management personnel, factors whose importance correlates to the degree of responsibility the new post entails. When John J. Gabarro carried out the first systematic study into what factors determine whether a director will be successful when he is promoted to the post of director-general in a large company, he identified four: waiting period before they take up the job; foreseeable stages in the effective transition; previous experience in the sector significantly reduces period of adaptation; good relations with boss enormously increase chances of the handover being a success.
The fact is we are dealing with a process in which learning, decision-making and actions are all mixed together, and from this mix the challenges and situations that face the new director arise; however, the level of responsibility involved affects all the other factors.
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