Sunday, February 29, 2004
NATION
Expert from Forbes.comgives advice on moving up
NEW YORK -- Want to be a chief executive real quick? Well first off, forget about quick. And second, stop changing jobs so often. Wendy Todaro of Forbes.com has this simple advice: "Watch your back and be kind -- that intern in the awkward suit may just be the future boss."
At the 100 biggest companies, Forbes found that half the CEOs practically grew up on the job and 15 never worked anywhere else.
Being a "corporate mercenary" may not pay off, she said. "Not one CEO has been with more than five companies in the span of their careers."
From Newsday