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| Author: | Kovach, B. E. |
| Title: | Successful derailment: what fast-trackers can learn while they're off the track. |
| Journal: | Organizational Dynamics
1989 : AUT, VOL. 18:2, p. 33-47 |
| Index terms: | CAREER DEVELOPMENT SELF-DEVELOPMENT |
| Language: | eng |
| Abstract: | Executives who get derailed from the fast track typically view themselves as failures. Arguments are presented that slowdown at mid-career can be an opportunity for the earlier fast-trackers to enter into a state of reflection and learn new ways of looking at themselves and others. Specific assumptions about upward mobility are outlined. Different categories of fast-trackers are examined: junior stars, mid-careerists, senior statesmen. The changes in their position and opportunities from 1986 to 1988 are characterized using interviews and follow-up interviews. The influence of work relationships on being promoted is indicated. Several lessons to be learned are summarized. The link between learning and derailment is considered. |
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