Most leadership advice focuses on how to get promoted. But what happens after?

Years ago, I moved from a role leading training and development in a large regional bank to a new position in product marketing. I had the luxury of staying in the organization, which gave me time to mentor my replacement. Carrie, my replacement, wanted the job and was fully qualified but filled with doubt. In our transition meetings, she admitted to me:

“I don’t know if I can lead the training team like you.”

“I only know this one area of training.”

“The team loves you. I’ll never be able to lead like that.”

A 2021 report by DDI reveals that 35% of internally promoted executives are considered failures. This failure rate escalates to 47% for executives hired externally. These numbers reflect the critical n

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