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Survival on the Fast Track: An Eye Opening Report on Today's Fast Trackers and What Their Experiences Mean for the Future Leaders of Corporate America
What elusive quality helps some people rise to the heights of corporate leader- ship while most fall along the wayside?
Barbara Kovach interviewed 17 "fast trackers"-those hand-picked by top management to assume leadership roles -and she learned about their thoughts on themselves, their work, and their organizations.
What stood out was how similar their feelings were, despite different companies, different positions, and different settings even diverse ages, styles, and backgrounds.
What started as an overview of leadership became an incisive probe into the behavior traits of those who survive the stress of the fast track, and what their unique management skills spell for the future of corporate leadership.
In this eye-opening report, Dr. Kovach discusses: what influence personality and family background have on fast-tracker development; the precarious blend of management style and sub- stance; why some managers survive the fast track and most do not; and what future influence the survivors hoid on American business.
More importantly, Dr. Kovach shows you the steps to take to ensure your own survival on the fast track and how to cope with the pressures that walk hand in hand with success.
These 17 fast trackers represent firms such as GM, AT&T, IBM, Rockwell International, and Johnson & Johnson. What they have to say could change your ideas about the way big business and America itself-is being managed today.
