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Promotion to CEO need not poison ties with former peers

DodgeAssociation leaders say being authentic, stowing ego and maintaining a collaborative environment enable friendships to continue"Your boss is not your friend."So they say, anyway.But CEO Update interviewed three association CEOs promoted internally to their roles who say they've been able to maintain friendships with the senior staff who used to be their peers. The keys: collaboration, consultation and being true to who you were before your promotion.Karin Wittich became executive director of the Rosemont, Ill.-based American Association of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgeons last June. She had been associate executive director of practice management and governmental… Read More