{"id":58947,"date":"2025-08-06T12:57:49","date_gmt":"2025-08-06T12:57:49","guid":{"rendered":"\/ahtw3rr\/pain-points-born-strategists\/"},"modified":"2025-08-06T12:57:49","modified_gmt":"2025-08-06T12:57:49","slug":"pain-points-born-strategists","status":"publish","type":"product-content","link":"https:\/\/www.mindtools.com\/ahtw3rr\/pain-points-born-strategists\/","title":{"rendered":"NEW! Pain Points: Born Strategists"},"content":{"rendered":"

Paul was an outstanding operator in every job he did, and kept being promoted. Eventually, his company moved him up to a strategic role \u2013 but, suddenly, Paul was failing. He couldn’t prioritize the key issues or find solutions to new problems. He wasn’t cut out for high-level decision making. He wasn’t wired for the strategic thinking his bosses required.<\/strong><\/p>

And according to leadership expert Linda Henman, many organizations fall into the same trap. They hire or promote the people they assume <\/strong>will make great strategists, without asking the right questions. As a result, the wrong candidates get the top jobs, while those who would have worked out much better are overlooked.<\/p>

In this episode of Pain Points, Linda tells Paul’s full story, and explains the dos and don’ts when you <\/strong>come to hire or promote people to decision-making roles. She suggests questions to ask, evidence to seek, and precautions to take before plunging people into jobs that they will never <\/strong>be able to do.<\/p>

She also raises points that we all need to consider as we plot the next moves in our careers, to avoid following in Paul’s footsteps!<\/p>