當(dāng)二把手的好處
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????不過(guò)我們權(quán)且認(rèn)為，你這位朋友抱定了當(dāng)老大的決心，不管是在這家公司，還是在其他地方，并且把“C”職位視為登頂之路上的一個(gè)驛站?！额檰?wèn)》一書(shū)生動(dòng)地描寫(xiě)了不少知名CEO當(dāng)初是如何巧妙利用二把手職位的故事。在海特納看來(lái)，這些“首席執(zhí)行官學(xué)徒”要做的頭等大事就是，老老實(shí)實(shí)反躬自省，看看自己首先得磨練好哪些技能才能成為大家心目中的一把手。 ????所以，你這位朋友的當(dāng)務(wù)之急是，弄清楚自己這次為什么落選了。海特納特別指出，現(xiàn)在對(duì)各公司來(lái)說(shuō)，人才培養(yǎng)至關(guān)重要，因此缺乏聘用、激勵(lì)、挽留明星員工的良好記錄，有時(shí)就會(huì)讓一些雄心勃勃想當(dāng)首席執(zhí)行官的高管犯下錯(cuò)誤。“很可能你這位朋友一直只一門心思為自己奮斗，卻沒(méi)有栽培出足夠多的追隨者——這就和埃里克?坎托（前共和黨眾議院）的情況一樣，他當(dāng)時(shí)的心思都放在華盛頓特區(qū)，卻忘了回到弗吉尼亞州爭(zhēng)取支持者?！?/p> ????無(wú)論是出于何種原因他被認(rèn)為還沒(méi)有做好執(zhí)掌大局的準(zhǔn)備，你都應(yīng)該幫他一個(gè)忙，請(qǐng)他在拒掉二把手位置前三思而行。 ????反饋：你曾有過(guò)低于你預(yù)期的升職機(jī)會(huì)嗎？你當(dāng)時(shí)作何反應(yīng)？請(qǐng)留下寶貴評(píng)論。（財(cái)富中文網(wǎng)） ????譯者：清遠(yuǎn) |
????But let’s say your friend is determined to reach the No. 1 spot, either at this company or somewhere else, and sees the “C” job as a step along that path. Consiglieri is packed with lively stories of how well-known CEOs made smart use of their No. 2 stints. The first thing such “apprentice CEOs” have to do, by Hytner’s lights, is take an honest look at what skills they need to sharpen before they’re seen as chief executive material. ????So your friend’s first step should be to find out exactly why he was passed over for the top job this time. Hytner notes that talent development, for example, is crucial to companies now, so the lack of a great track record for hiring, inspiring, and keeping star employees sometimes trips up aspiring CEOs. “It could be that your friend has been so focused on his own career that he hasn’t brought enough people up with him—like [former Republican Congressman] Eric Cantor, who was so intent on what was happening in D.C. that he forgot to go back to Virginia and win over the voters.” ????Whatever the reason he may be perceived as not ready to run the whole show, you’d be doing your friend a favor by suggesting he think twice before turning down the No. 2 job. ????Talkback: Have you ever been offered a promotion that was less than you expected? How did you respond? Leave a comment below. |
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