Rick Drumm (his real name), once as a teenager drums winner, faced with the most promising, but also the most difficult career transition into a career as a manager and leader. While a second-year MBA students in the accelerated program, and has served as president of Vic Firth Inc, $ 20 million in sales drumstick manufacturer, it is recruited to become president of J. D'Addario & Co, the largest producer of music accessories in the U.S.. Having gone through a series of interviews - by HeadHunter, various members of the Board and Chairman of the D'Addario - he said that he should be interviewed Jack Welch, the legendary CEO of General Electric, as the last step in its selection process. Rick must decide how to prepare for an interview, how to approach this final test their skills to take charge of a much larger, more complex organizations. (B) case describes the process of the interview, and also provides a reflection Rick to this interview, he was faced with surprises, as well as allegations that he had found in the observations of Welch's management of the family business. "Hide
by J. BM Kassarjian Source: Babson College 3 pages. Publication Date: September 17, 2008. Prod. #: BAB142-PDF-ENG
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