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“I don’t know.” See Ignorance, admitting

IBM, 191

Idealism, 54

Identity: change of, in acquisition or merger, 120–121, 123–124

creating a new, 27–30

failure and, 32, 85–86

gaining perspective on, 211–212

loss of, for first-time leaders, 46–47

and loss of job or promotion, 112, 114

passages and, 28–30, 211–212

retirement and, 213–214

Idiosyncrasy credits, 41

Ignorance, admitting: in first-time leadership positions, 55–56

in foreign countries, 140–142

in general manager position, 76–77

in joining-a-company passage, 41, 43

networking and, 210

in stretch assignment passage, 64–65

Ignorance, as cause of failure, 83–84

Illness or disability, 167, 170, 211

Independence, learning: from being fired, 117

from coping with bad bosses, 102

from cultural immersion experiences, 142

Individual contributors: challenges of, in leadership roles, 47, 48–49, 54–55

transition of, to leadership roles, 6–8, 45–57

Industries, attitudes toward failure in, 90–91

Instincts, trusting one’s: for first-time leaders, 53

for stretch assignments, 65–66

Intel, 3, 50

Intensity, of passages, 5, 6, 210. See also Emotional reactions

Interest stage, in acquisition or merger, 122

International assignments, 132–143. See also Foreign countries, passage of living in

International business class, 138

Interpersonal skills improvement, 188

Interviews, with leaders, 3

Isolation, 174, 207–208