The New Path To the C-Suite

We know that different times and different circumstances call for different leadership skills. So when it comes to managing your own career, how do you prepare yourself to move up? What abilities should young would-be executives focus on developing as they choose companies, functions, and jobs? And what skills should working executives hone as they strive to reach the next level?

These aren't easy questions to answer however Boris Groysberg, L. Kevin Kelly, and Bryan MacDonald have written an article for Harvard Business Review online addressing these questions which I think is definitely worth a read.