November 15, 2001
'Fast Company': Cancer Society's Challenge
Two years ago the American Cancer Society realized that many of the executives who lead its 18 autonomous divisions were nearing retirement age. According to the magazine Fast Company (October), the nonprofit organization communicated an unusual message to its 6,500-person workforce: Step forward if you are interested in being the head or chief operating officer of a division.
Ree Stanley, the group's national vice president for human resources, said that the charity
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