For example, if you are a front-office professional ... to fill a position would like to hire an individual with functional expertise and transformational leadership skills.

It also serves as an example of the importance that broad functional expertise plays in modern corporate leadership. Ms. Barra's career path is noteworthy for its progression of assignments across ...

Typically, a human resources manager or director develops department strategy depending on the functional expertise of HR specialists. A common HR strategic plan for recruitment and selection is ...

As companies promote from within, they groom leaders who often have camped out in their one area of functional expertise. It makes sense — you start off as a lawyer, show leadership promise ...

Soft skills around leadership and communication are more important than functional expertise to succeed in marketing ... while 0.2% of the Career & Salary Survey sample have a Marketing Doctorate.