Purpose – There are seven categories of liabilities all new managerial appointees must overcome, regardless of whether they are a new CEO or a new department manager. This paper aims to identify them and offer an action plan for rapidly overcoming them. Design/methodology/approach – These...

Purpose – The paper endeavors to determine the reasons why key managers fail to win the respect of their direct reports. Design/methodology/approach – Junior and middle managers were asked to judge why managers generally fail as leaders and what they think the consequences are when there is...