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2012-05-13
CEOs: All the Way Up?

When Liam McGee departed as president of Bank of America in August, his explanation was surprisingly straight up. Rather than cloaking his exit in the usual vague excuses, he came right out and said he was leaving “to pursue my goal of running a company.” Broadcasting his ambition was “very much my decision,” McGee says. Within two weeks, he was talking for the first time with the board of Hartford Financial Services Group, which named him CEO and chairman on September 29.
McGee says leaving without a position lined up gave him time to reflect on what kind of company he wanted to run. It also sent a clear message to the outside world about his aspirations. And McGee isn’t alone. In recent weeks the No.2 executives at Avon and American Express quit with the explanation that they were looking for a CEO post. As boards scrutinize succession plans in response to shareholder pressure, executives who don’t get the nod also may wish to move on. A turbulent business environment also has senior managers cautious of letting vague pronouncements cloud their reputations.

As the first signs of recovery begin to take hold, deputy chiefs may be more willing to make the jump without a net. In the third quarter, CEO turnover was down 23% from a year ago as nervous boards stuck with the leaders they had, according to Liberum Research. As the economy picks up, opportunities will abound for aspiring leaders.

The decision to quit a senior position to look for a better one is unconventional. For years executives and headhunters have adhered to the rule that the most attractive CEO candidates are the ones who must be poached. Says Korn/Ferry senior partner Dennis Carey:”I can’t think of a single search I’ve done where a board has not instructed me to look at sitting CEOs first.”

Those who jumped without a job haven’t always landed in top positions quickly. Ellen Marram quit as chief of Tropicana a decade age, saying she wanted to be a CEO. It was a year before she became head of a tiny Internet-based commodities exchange. Robert Willumstad left Citigroup in 2005 with ambitions to be a CEO. He finally took that post at a major financial institution three years later.
Many recruiters say the old disgrace is fading for top performers. The financial crisis has made it more acceptable to be between jobs or to leave a bad one. “The traditional rule was it’s safer to stay where you are, but that’s been fundamentally inverted,” says one headhunter. “The people who’ve been hurt the worst are those who’ve stayed too long.”






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儒风海韵
2012-5-13 20:46:16
第一次抢沙发，谢谢楼主的文章
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whachel1976
2012-5-14 09:56:02
According to Agent Theory, there are many papers arguing how to unite the interests of managers and shareholders and what form of governance is better for corporations in aiming of making more profits for shareholders. It is said that management likes to take high risks when making an investment decision as the risk will be shared between the managers and the shareholders, while the performance will mainly be attributed to the managers. I don't quite understand this, as managers' vital decisions have to be discussed before being put into effect by the general meeting of shareholders or the board of directors. In my mind, the managers' degree of freedom is constrained by shareholders, what they really do is to put decision into practice.
The goal of running a company, in my mind, means much freedom for the manager. And the unspoken words behind it are:" I feel I was constrained and I could not do at my best. I want more freedom for my talents."
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cglee
2012-5-14 11:34:36
It seems that economic crisis also promotes the flow of senior executives by means of weakening their sense of security.
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zhdefei
2012-5-14 17:07:57
The CEO is the leader of the enterprise. We are more concerned with their salary.
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happylife87
2012-5-14 23:14:23
The fexibility and moving is making it hard to keep standing still, and bad situations make more to leave and more to come.
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