How to advance from decision support to executive management?
Asked by BlackRepublican
How does one advance from a decision support job to an executive management position in either government or corporate? 24 year old needs advice on how to continue climbing the ladder at a quicker pace. Preferrably a 4 to 5 year time span. I don't want to work for 10 to 15 years to get to the executive level. Any strategies?

Best Answer:
It would take a lot of favors and bending over backwards for people higher up. Take a current executive to a brown bag lunch and interview him/her. Specifically ask what things must you demonstrate to show yourself worthy of the next level? Take advantage of the mentor/mentee relationships, for that is something that will get you ahead of a lot of candidates.

A great source of help for someone looking to move up is Learntosucceed.biz. They are an excellent career consulting outlet. When you purchase their materials (covering management, leadership, implementation etc), you get free access to their advice phone line for one year. Its like you purchased a business self help book but you also get to speak to the authors. They were a great help to me in kick starting my career in financial services. Best of luck
Answered by BOBBY