How long have you been in your current position? 

People & LeadershipTalent Management & Performance

<1 year13%

1 - 2 years26%

2 - 3 years25%

3 - 5 years11%

5+ years22%

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Director in Manufacturing2 years ago

Over 35+ years I found that I had true promotion or full role changes about every 4-5 years. Frequently there was tile expansion within that with an above average raise but I didn’t consider those position changes. I feel you don’t create lasting value and change in 1-2 years. You can have success but my observation has been those who moved on at 2-3 years didn’t really change things as it went back to “the old way/or problems returned “ shortly after their departure. The type of company makes a big difference though. My experience is based on huge 130k employee global 100+ year old company

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CEO in Finance (non-banking)2 years ago

Started my own fractional CFO business over a year ago after 18+ years in accounting, finance, FP&A and finance leadership primarily with high growth businesses.

Global Vice President of Sales in Software4 years ago

this is incredibly interesting to see almost all of the answers are close to 20% - shocking results and great survey!

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Finding data and putting it to good use13%

Controlling the security and privacy of data45%

Understanding how data is currently being used20%

All of the above19%

None of the above1%

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Mostly Replacing18%

Managing the Machine65%

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