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  • 1.  Recommendation for career planning reference

    Posted 11-20-2017 06:13

    Dear colleagues

    I teach a course for Chinese executives, on the topic of governance and succession planning. Can anyone suggest a good reference for executives, in terms of how to evaluate a job offer for a CEO position? I teach a case where the protagonist is offered a CEO position from a startup, and need to decide if to take the offer and join the firm. The executive is working in a western multinational firm, and the offer comes from a private Chinese firm. A huge upside potential, but also significant downside risk. I am looking for a good practitioner oriented framework to help students make a more reasoned decision. Thanks!

     

     

    Neng Liang, Ph.D.

    Professor of Management, China Europe International Business School (CEIBS)

    President, International Association of Chinese Management Research (IACMR)

    8621 2890-5229; liangneng@ceibs.edu

     



  • 2.  Recommendation for career planning reference

    Posted 11-20-2017 07:05
    Dear Professor Liang,
    FindingFit is a linked PDF booklet that is built on the award winning model developed by my colleagues at HBS. One can choose quick and easy, (and less accurate), moderate, or intense routes of self-assessment which produce a self defining list of life themes. The accompanying Career Option Workbook (or COW) provides a complete repository for one's career data and option assessment. If you know who you are (rigorously), you can find the best FIT between you and various options. Your self assessment is like your hand, and the career options are like gloves--which one fits best? The COW produces an expected value rating of goodness of fit for every option. Both FindingFit and the COW are available from one of my web sites at https://faculty.darden.virginia.edu/clawsonj/index.htm.  The COW is near the bottom. 
    Best wishes,
    James Clawson
    Professor Emeritus of Leadership and Organizational Behavior
    The Darden School, University of Virginia

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    On Nov 20, 2017, at 6:45 AM, Liang Neng <liangneng@CEIBS.EDU> wrote:

    Dear colleagues

    I teach a course for Chinese executives, on the topic of governance and succession planning. Can anyone suggest a good reference for executives, in terms of how to evaluate a job offer for a CEO position? I teach a case where the protagonist is offered a CEO position from a startup, and need to decide if to take the offer and join the firm. The executive is working in a western multinational firm, and the offer comes from a private Chinese firm. A huge upside potential, but also significant downside risk. I am looking for a good practitioner oriented framework to help students make a more reasoned decision. Thanks!

     

     

    Neng Liang, Ph.D.

    Professor of Management, China Europe International Business School (CEIBS)

    President, International Association of Chinese Management Research (IACMR)

    8621 2890-5229; liangneng@ceibs.edu

     



  • 3.  Recommendation for career planning reference

    Posted 11-20-2017 07:34

    Dear Professor Neng Liang:

     

    I think "reasoned decision" is a good way to frame it.  There can be no correct or right answer because the factors that matter to the candidates are likely to vary with the candidate.

     

    Frankly, I have always liked Ben Franklin's decision-making process; namely, one of weighing the pros and cons of various options. Again, variability enters the picture because what one candidate might consider a pro, another candidate might consider a con.

     

    So, I would recommend a process than begins with identifying the factors to be weighed as positives or negatives (pros or cons).  For example, for a CEO position, these might include things like location and relocating, compensation (including stock options), degree of autonomy, degree of accountability and to whom, perks, expectations regarding CEO accomplishments, and so on).

     

    Then, once the decision-related factors have been identified, they can be weighed as pros or cons in Ben Franklin's framework.  For an easy-to-use instance of the Ben Franklin decision-making framework see "Making Decisions Like Ben Franklin" at https://www.nickols.us/Ben_Franklin_Decision_Making.pdf

     

    Hope this helps.

     

    Regards,

     

    Fred Nickols

    Managing Partner

    Distance Consulting LLC

    "Assistance at a Distance"

     

     

     

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    Dear colleagues

    I teach a course for Chinese executives, on the topic of governance and succession planning. Can anyone suggest a good reference for executives, in terms of how to evaluate a job offer for a CEO position? I teach a case where the protagonist is offered a CEO position from a startup, and need to decide if to take the offer and join the firm. The executive is working in a western multinational firm, and the offer comes from a private Chinese firm. A huge upside potential, but also significant downside risk. I am looking for a good practitioner oriented framework to help students make a more reasoned decision. Thanks!

     

     

    Neng Liang, Ph.D.

    Professor of Management, China Europe International Business School (CEIBS)

    President, International Association of Chinese Management Research (IACMR)

    8621 2890-5229; liangneng@ceibs.edu

     



  • 4.  Recommendation for career planning reference

    Posted 11-20-2017 21:07
    Liang I suggest Leadership on the List Surviving the Dangers of Leading by Heifitz and Linski. It was recommended to when in the Harvard  Executive Leadership Program. I have it in my library and referenced it in my dissertation. Good luck!

    On Nov 20, 2017 4:48 AM, "Liang Neng" <liangneng@ceibs.edu> wrote:

    Dear colleagues

    I teach a course for Chinese executives, on the topic of governance and succession planning. Can anyone suggest a good reference for executives, in terms of how to evaluate a job offer for a CEO position? I teach a case where the protagonist is offered a CEO position from a startup, and need to decide if to take the offer and join the firm. The executive is working in a western multinational firm, and the offer comes from a private Chinese firm. A huge upside potential, but also significant downside risk. I am looking for a good practitioner oriented framework to help students make a more reasoned decision. Thanks!

     

     

    Neng Liang, Ph.D.

    Professor of Management, China Europe International Business School (CEIBS)

    President, International Association of Chinese Management Research (IACMR)

    8621 2890-5229; liangneng@ceibs.edu