This is another piece of advice from the series “Advice:How to Climb the Ladder” which was written by Janet McFarland as part of the October 2010 series by the Globe and Mail which comprised a number of articles about Women in Power. The component written by Ms McFarland comprised advice from a number of senior Canadian women which I thought was excellent.
The following is from Pat Jacobsen, Corporate Director and Former CEO TransLink (Vancouver)
“I would pick industries and companies that have a good formal leadership development program. When people are interviewing for a job, they rarely ask what is the leadership development program. I would look for companies that have a robust leadership development program.”
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