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. (A) case describes the problems and questions about the upcoming interview. He also wrote the script Ricks personal stories, and sometimes colorful career transitions it was prior to the latter possibility. Critical themes identified, tracing the central theme of its development as a manager. (A) case ends with Rick Bell Tolls Boston residence Welch on a cold day in December. "Hide
by J. BM Kassarjian Source: Babson College 9 pages. Publication Date: September 17, 2008. Prod. #: BAB141-PDF-ENG
