From the Editor's Desk

How Ambitious Should You Be?

Years ago, I was facilitating a board of directors' succession committee to select the company's next CEO. The slate was down to two candidates, each of whom had unique strengths and limitations. The committee chair offered a fascinating observation of them, saying, "One is too ambitious, and the other isn't ambitious enough." When I probed to better understand her concerns, she described a host of traits spanning each candidate's degree of self-interest, achievement orientation, self-awareness, and concern for others. In short, the candidate labeled "too ambitious" had been overly assertive about the financial growth of the company and the candidate labeled "not ambitious enough" had spoken too much about their family and personal interests.

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