Forget goals: This exec found power—and success—in a three-year strategic plan
February 04, 2016 at 07:05 AM EST
It started with a coffee — and a three-year strategic plan. Heather Kernahan had very recently come to the conclusion that she wanted to run a company — her entrepreneurial finance professor in her MBA program had asked her quite pointedly, “If that’s not your ultimate goal, then why are you here?” — but she had amassed the experience to become a CMO, not a CEO...