Comparing employees for leadership positions

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Delayed_flight: Senior | Next Rank: 100 Posts; Posts: 34; Joined: Wed Mar 17, 2010 3:18 am

by Delayed_flight » Fri Feb 04, 2011 6:01 am

I have noticed that all the top companies strive to hire only top-level employees. My question is: if all the employees at a company are of top-notch abilities (both professional and leadership-wise, how does this company choose an employee for a leadership position?

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by paulsbodine » Fri Feb 04, 2011 1:56 pm

Delayed_flight,

Even among top-level employees with top-notch abilities there are varying degrees of drive, talent, interpersonal skill, etc. Performance and political skills vary even among the cream of the crop. These come out in the wash over time.

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Delayed_flight: Senior | Next Rank: 100 Posts; Posts: 34; Joined: Wed Mar 17, 2010 3:18 am

by Delayed_flight » Fri Feb 04, 2011 11:47 pm

paulsbodine wrote:Delayed_flight,

Even among top-level employees with top-notch abilities there are varying degrees of drive, talent, interpersonal skill, etc. Performance and political skills vary even among the cream of the crop. These come out in the wash over time.

Good luck,

By political skills you mean building relationship with key people and flattering? What qualities/interpersonal skills should a boss possess apart from being professional at his/her job and having drive for performance?

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by paulsbodine » Sat Feb 05, 2011 8:24 am

Yes, those types of skills. I recommend you do some reading around the subject of leadership. Maybe start with Machiavelli.

Good luck,

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by Delayed_flight » Sat Feb 05, 2011 9:51 am

Mr. Paul, your professionalism and personal attention to every single person make you so competitive among all the admission consultants that you deserve to be Beat-The-GMAT User of the Year.

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by paulsbodine » Sat Feb 05, 2011 11:17 am

Thanks.

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