>> I am very supportive of lateral move in order to get a broad understanding of the business.
When I went into the management trainee program straight out of college I was in finance
and marketing and government affairs and operations and I got a real appreciation
for the company I worked for and was better able, I was a better contributor as a result
of having that lateral experience and then when I look at myself now I have to be open
to lateral movement because there aren't a whole bunch of senior vice president positions
or the next step up is executive vice president.
There are maybe three so there aren't, unless they hit the lottery or retire,
there aren't a lot of upward vertical movement positions
so being open to lateral movement is very key.
In fact, this position that I'm in now was as a result of a lateral move
from customer operations over to human performance, so it's very worthwhile
and should not be considered a step back by any stretch of the imagination.