Rising to Power
The Journey of Exceptional Executives
About the book
Across a ten-year longitudinal study, Ron A. Carucci and Eric C. Hansen looked at what happens to leaders as they rise into executive roles. Their numbers are stark: nearly two-thirds of new executives do not grasp what the job requires, half fail within eighteen months, and three in four say their organization had not prepared them well enough. The authors argue that these failure rates have stayed high for decades and cost companies and careers dearly, yet preparation has barely changed. They map the ascent as a predictable path and walk through the transitional moments and issues where executives most often fail, helping readers spot their own tendencies toward failure.
Big Heart Pet Brands chief executive Dave West praised it as a timely roadmap for leaders rising into executive ranks, and Quadrant Homes chief executive Ken Krivanec credited the authors with a disruptive view of how modern executives should look and act.
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This book has 3 recommendations
Tom Stillwell (CEO/Midnight Oil)
Real. Powerful. Inspiring. Tough. Rising to Power provides a perspective on leadership that is easily relatable while being equally as challenging. If every management book could be this straightforward the leaders running the companies of today and tomorrow would be positioned for greatness!
Dave West (CEO/Big Heart Pet Brands)
Having watched many leaders rise to executive levels of organizations and struggle to meet the unforeseen demands those roles bring, I believe Rising to Power is a timely and impacting roadmap by which leaders can successfully ascend to executive ranks, and make powerful contributions once there. For leaders aspiring to top level roles in their organizations, I strongly suggest reading this first, and raising your odds of success.
Ken Krivanec (CEO/Quadrant Homes)
In a sea of leadership sameness, Carucci and Hansen have emerged with a disruptive view of what modern-day executives should look and act like. Anyone who humbly occupies an executive leadership seat and desires to build a legacy of sustainable results must apply the lessons of this book. Do yourself, your shareholders, and your associates a favor—make the change today.
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