After more than two decades of practice as an executive search consultant, I know a great deal about the importance of putting the right people in the right jobs. But the findings presented in the 2006 Harvard Business Review article “Are Leaders Portable?” still managed to surprise me.
Proof That the Right Leader Matters
An HBR article on former GE executives’ success rates at new companies prompts an executive search consultant to dig deeper.
October 30, 2012
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