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How do you know if you’re on your company’s leadership fast track?
Jay Conger, a leadership professor at Claremont McKenna College, says many companies secretly develop and update their list of high-potential employees.
In this episode, he shares his research on the five critical “X factors” that are common to high-potential employees.
If you’re an aspiring leader trying to get to the next level, this episode is for you. It originally aired on HBR IdeaCast in February 2018. Here it is.
CURT NICKISCH: Welcome to the HBR IdeaCast from Harvard…