“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