Does the CEO have strongly held convictions about the approach needed to meet your goals in this area?

      How important is it to get manufacturing and sales to work more closely together?

      If I were to become VP of Research, how much input would you expect on selecting products for accelerated development, and on marketing approaches?

      Do you feel you have a strong team in place, or will you expect me to recruit my own team?

      It's obvious that you will need to build new capabilities to achieve your goals. Would I be given a free hand in building those capabilities, or would that cause political problems internally?

      Is top management unanimous on the need to develop new lines quickly, or are there strong differences of opinion that will need to be taken into consideration?

      Assuming for the moment I were in this position, would you see the major thrust as positioning the firm for a public offering ... or a merger?

      Given the fact that you are #3 in your major market right now, what are the expectations and timetable for improving your future?

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