Navigating through the new leadership landscape
β Scribed by Ron Garonzik; Geoff Nethersell; Scott Spreier
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons
- Year
- 2005
- Weight
- 103 KB
- Volume
- 2006
- Category
- Article
- ISSN
- 1087-8149
- DOI
- 10.1002/ltl.163
No coin nor oath required. For personal study only.
β¦ Synopsis
B y all accounts John was an executive whose star was on the rise. The CFO of a growing global consumer products company, he was described as brilliant, a sure bet to become the next chief operating officer. A financial wizard, he had led the organization through its difficult formative years and helped make it an industry leader. He was assertive, aggressive, smart. He knew the industry. He knew the organization. He knew the executive team. What more could you ask for in a successful COO? A lot more, as it turned out.Within months of John's promotion it was clear something was amiss. Frustration rose. Performance plummeted. John was viewed as rigid and divisive. As one team member noted, he took
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