Chapter 13. EXECUTIVE AND MANAGERIAL ASSESSMENT

Ann Howard, James N. Thomas

Given the complexity of today's global markets, the need has never before been greater for organizations to have the right executives and managers leading the way. Every high-level selection or placement has become a high-stakes decision for organizations, their shareholders, and their associates.

These decisions are made in the pressure cooker of competition for resources from a rapidly shrinking talent pool. Executives of the baby boom era are approaching retirement, and the traditional replacement pool of those thirty-five to forty-four years old is not nearly large enough to fill the empty chairs. Moreover, many in the right age group are not up to the challenges of ...

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