The Unwritten Rules

Praise for THE UNWRITTEN RULES The Unwritten Rules brings clarity to the critical skills necessary to move ahead and be successful as a senior business leader. John Beeson's insights, based on long experience providing counsel to executives at major corporations, will be valuable to anyone who aspires to leadership. -RON WILLIAMS, CEO, Aetna Beeson has done a masterful job writing the unwritten rules of executive career advancement. The reader feels like Beeson is sitting knee to knee-encouraging, counseling, and coaching. The key selection factors are insightful, the tools useful, and the stories real. -DAVE ULRICH, professor, Ross School of Business, University of Michigan, and author of the best-selling The Why of Work The Unwritten Rules is a highly practical guidebook for career advancement to executive positions. Beeson offers concrete and well-targeted advice, and steers clear of generalities. An eye-opener. -SUSAN PETERS, vice president of executive development and chief learning officer, General Electric The Unwritten Rules shows us what's holding executive development back at most companies and provides one of the freshest blueprints yet for executives aspiring to propel their careers into the C-suite. -LEO KIELY, CEO, MillerCoors Beeson provides an insider's view of the closely held C-suite executive selection process. A must-read for MBAs starting a career, as well as senior managers looking to take the next step. -TOM BOWLER, senior vice president of human resources and organization, United Technologies Corporation The reasons managers advance to the C-suite are far from obvious. In The Unwritten Rules, Beeson pulls back the curtain and highlights the key factors behind executive-level promotional and placement decisions. This book will help any aspiring executive take control of his or her career advancement. -DAYTON OGDEN, former chairman and head of global CEO practice, Spencer Stuart