Because of all this, the key challenge during the early career years, for those aspiring to leadership jobs, involves establishing the power bases they will need to be able to perform effectively in such jobs. If they are successful, the key challenge will shift at mid-career to using the power they have acquired responsibly, without inadvertently misusing it. And later on, at the end of their careers, the challenge will be to let go of all that power—to turn over the reins of leadership to well-prepared successors. Part III of this book will describe these challenges in some detail. Here is a
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