Leadership Transitions: How Business Leaders Take Charge in New Roles

by Richard Elsner and Bridget Farrands

Book Overview

In a working life of 35 years, a manager can expect to make at least 10 job changes - or transitions - where the demands for rapid business delivery and effective leadership will only increase with each new job. According to recent research, over 25 per cent of new leaders appointed from within fail within 18 months; the figure is closer to 40 per cent for new leaders appointed externally. The cost of this rate of failure is high, ranging from...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0749466928
• ISBN13: 9780749466923
• Release Date: September 2012
• Publisher: Kogan Page
• Length: 208 Pages
• Weight: 0.75 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.8" x 6.3" x 9.2"