Assembling Your Personal Board of Advisors
The different types of advisors one needs in order to have a well-rounded entourage, each with a well-defined role and added value.
Author(s): Yan Shen, Richard D. Cotton, Kathy E. Kram
Publisher: MIT Sloan Management Review
Date of publication: 2015
Synopsis
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Becoming a senior executive does not only involve taking on extended responsibilities: the conditions of success are often different from what we expected. How can you best prepare for these new demands?
From manager to leader
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