The Fast Track to Failure

Congratulations: You’ve made the high-potentials list. As a HiPo, you’re now a prominent blip on HR’s radar. More importantly, you are about to be sucked into the machinery of the company’s accelerated-development system, the centerpiece of which is probably some kind of rotation: a “better than random walk” through a series of assignments designed to test your mettle, provide you with a “macro view” of the firm, and prepare you for top management positions.

But before you commence your meteoric ascent, here’s a warning: The fast-track system contains four inherent traps that HR may not have mentioned when you signed on—traps that can derail the most promising career.

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