Chapter 12. POSITIONING A NEW LEADER FOR SUCCESS THROUGH NETWORK FINE-TUNING
Rob Cross, Robert J. Thomas, Ana Dutra, and Carrie Newberry
Anne Downing had her hands full (names of people and organizations have been changed). She had recently been tapped to head NorthStar Management Consulting's newly formed Organizational Strategy unit (part of the company's Strategy practice), a role she had inherited from Chris Smith. Energetic and savvy, Smith had built the unit quickly, outfitting it with specialty subgroups such as Joint-Venture Management and Transformational Change. Just 18 months after forming the unit, Smith was promoted into NorthStar's executive ranks. Downing, highly regarded at NorthStar for her leadership and organization-building ...
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