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Passage2
WhenLiamMcGeedepartedaspresidentofBankofAmericainAugust,hisexplanationwassurprisinglystraightup．Ratherthancloakinghisexitintheusualvagueexcuses,hecamerightoutandsaidhewasleaving\"topursuemygoalofrunningacompany,\"Broadcastinghisambitionwas\"verymuchmydecision,\"McGeesays．Withintwoweeks,hewastalkingforthefirsttimewiththeboardofHartfordFinancialServicesGroup,whichnamedhimCEOandchairmanonSeptember29．
McGeesaysleavingwithoutapositionlinedupgavehimtimetoreflectonwhatkindofcompanyhewantedtorun．Italsosentaclearmessagetotheoutsideworldabouthisaspirations．AndMcGeeisn′talone．InrecentweekstheNo．2executivesatAvonandAmericanExpressquitwiththeexplanationthattheywerelookingforaCEOpost．Asboards-scrutinizesuccessionplansinresponsetoshareholderpressure,executiveswhodon′tgetthenodalsomaywishtomoveon．Aturbulentbusinessenvironmentalsohasseniormanagerscautiousoflettingvaguepronouncementscloudtheirreputations．
Asthefirstsignsofrecoverybegintotakehold,deputychiefsmaybemorewillingtomakethejumpwithoutanet．Inthethirdquarter,CEOturnoverwasdown23%fromayearagoasnervousboardsstuckwiththeleaderstheyhad,accordingtoLiberumResearch．Astheeconomypicksup,opportunitieswillaboundforaspiringleaders．
Thedecisiontoquitaseniorpositiontolookforabetteroneisunconventional．ForyearsexecutivesandheadhuntershaveadheredtotherulethatthemostattractiveCEOcandidatesaretheoneswhomustbepoached．SaysKorn/FerryseniorpartnerDennisCarey:\"Ican′tthinkofasinglesearchI′vedonewhereaboardhasnotinstructedmetolookatsittingCEOsfirst．\"
Thosewhojumpedwithoutajobhaven′talwayslandedintoppositionsquickly．EllenMarramquitaschiefofTropicanaadecadeage,sayingshewantedtobeaCEO．ItwasayearbeforeshebecameheadofatinyInternet-basedcommoditiesexchange．RobertWillumstadleftCitigroupin2005withambitionstobeaCEO．Hefinallytookthatpostatamajorfinancialinstitutionthreeyearslater．
Manyrecruiterssaytheolddisgraceisfadingfortopperformers．Thefinancialcrisishasmadeitmoreacceptabletobebetweenjobsortoleaveabadone．\"Thetraditionalrulewasit′ssafertostaywhereyouare,butthat′sbeenfundamentallyinverted,\"saysoneheadhunter．\"Thepeoplewho′vebeenhurttheworstarethosewho′vestayedtoolong．\"
{TS}WhenMcGeeannouncedhisdeparture,hismannercanbestbedescribedasbeing__________．