The Unwritten Rules - The Six Skills You Need to Get Promoted to the Executive Level (Electronic book text, 1st edition)

Maximize your chances to get promoted to the executive level

As predictable career paths have become extinct in most organizations, managers aspiring to the C-level job are left to their own devices to determine how to advance their careers. Even in companies committed to talent development, guidance to aspiring executives is often vague and contradictory. This happens, executive coach John Beeson argues, because executive promotions are made based on the decision makers' "intuitive" sense of whether or not a manager can succeed at higher levels within the organization. Beeson decodes these leadership criteria--the unwritten rules--that companies use to make decisions about who gets promoted and who doesn't, and identifies the six core "selection factors" that are imperative for success at the executive level
Demonstrating strategic skillsBuilding a strong management teamManaging implementationExhibiting the capacity for innovation and changeWorking across organizational boundariesProjecting executive presence

Filled with stories of managers who successfully climbed up the executive ladder-and some who struggled-"The Unwritten Rules" is an invaluable resource for aspiring executives.