The Unwritten Rules: The Six Skills You Need to Get Promoted to the Executive Level

1 Deciphering the Code 1

2 The Feedback That Really Counts 21

3 Factor 1: Demonstrating Strategic Skills 43

4 Factor 2: Building a Strong Management Team 69

5 Factor 3: Managing Implementation 89

6 Factor 4: Exhibiting the Capacity For Innovation and Change 109

7 Factor 5: Working Across Organizational Boundaries 131

8 Factor 6: Projecting Executive Presence 153

9 Career Development Strategies 179

10 Navigating Career Dilemmas 207

11 A Final Challenge To You—And Your Organization 221

Notes 229

Acknowledgments 233

About the Author 235

Index 237