Accelerating Your Development as a Leader: A Guide for Leaders and Their Managers

Case in Point: Tom

After graduating at the head of his class from a top-rated MBA school, Tom entered his company's fast-track development program. During his first year with the company Tom was ranked in the highest potential category of all thirty program participants. The CFO of Tom's company took Tom under his wing and assigned him some fairly significant projects having huge revenue and cost impact. Tom waltzed through the projects and in the process earned high marks from everyone regarding his many technical skills, from valuation analysis to managing financial negotiations with a few key business partners. The CFO was very pleased, and although Tom was relatively new to the company, plans were already in place to move Tom into a director ...