CHAPTER TWENTY-FOUR

FROM THE FASTFORWARD PLAYBOOK

Successfully Transition into Bigger Roles

By Patricia Wheeler

As the musician and poet Bob Dylan so aptly put it, “The times, they are a-changing.” The rate of change has never been so intense as we have experienced over the past few years. High-potential leaders within the global landscape couldn’t ask for a richer climate than they now have. Economic upturns and downturns, increasing globalization, technological innovations, and an environment poised for change create many opportunities for executives on an upward path.

And business is no longer “business as usual.” A recent Booz and Company report shows that companies across many industries and geographies are hitting the “reset button”; making ...

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