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2、sidentofFord,thepostoftrea-surysecretary.McNamaraturneddowntheoffer,sayinghewasn'tqualifiedforthejob.Then,Kennedyofferedhimthejobofsecretaryofdefense.WhenMcNamarademurredagainforthesamereason,afrustratedKennedyexclaimed;"Bob,thereisnoschooltolearntobepresident,either!"Leadershipa
3、tthetopisnevereasyforeventhemostexperiencedpeople.ForsomeonetakingonthejobofCEOforthefirsttime,mas-teringthenewskillsandsortingouttheuncertaintiesthatgowiththepositioncanbeanoverwhelmingchallenge.Soitshouldcomeasnosurprisethatthecomersuitehasarevolvingdoor.TheCenterforCreativeLea
4、dershiphasestimatedthat40%ofnewCEOsfailintheirfirsti8months.What'smore,thechurnrateisontherise:Ina2002study,thecenterfoundthatthenumberofCEOsleavingtheirjobshadincreasedio%since2001.Asarecentreportfromtheout-placementfirmChallenger,Gray&Christmaspointsout,"The46HARVARDBUSINESSREV
5、IEWJANUARY200547»MANAGINGYOURSELFbiggestchallengeloomingovercorporateAmerica[is]TheCEOSuccessionDifferencefindingreplacementCEOs."That'saproblemforaspiringchiefexecutives.LookatHowistop-levelsuccessionunique?Toanswerthatques-whatweknowabouttheexperiencesofdesignatedCEOtion,taketh
6、ecaseofDennis(namesinexamplesthrough-successors-talentedandhardworkingexecutiveswhooutthisarticlehavebeenchanged).Denniswasontheweresuccessfulateachstageintheirclimbtothenum-fasttrackfromthestart.AnIvyLeaguegraduate,hespentbertwoposition.Researchconductedinthe1990s(bythreeyearsin
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