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Ruth Umoh is the Leadership editor at Fortune and the author of the weekly Next to Lead newsletter, a look into the rising stars of the corporate world.

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Inside a $280 billion tobacco giant’s push to turn smokers into smoke-free customers
By Ruth UmohFebruary 24, 2026
What Amazon’s Fortune 500 rise teaches about experimenting beyond the core business
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What Amazon’s Fortune 500 rise teaches about experimenting beyond the core business
By Ruth UmohFebruary 23, 2026
CEO hopefuls have a new rival for the top job: their own board directors
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CEO hopefuls have a new rival for the top job: their own board directors
By Ruth UmohFebruary 17, 2026
Companies are cycling through CEOs—and replacing them with first-timers
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Companies are cycling through CEOs—and replacing them with first-timers
By Ruth UmohFebruary 17, 2026
Why GM’s supply-chain chief sees suppressed dissent as a business risk
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Why GM’s supply-chain chief sees suppressed dissent as a business risk
By Ruth UmohFebruary 10, 2026
Disney’s $27 million retention deal pays its No. 2 a higher base salary than her boss
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Disney’s $27 million retention deal pays its No. 2 a higher base salary than her boss
By Ruth UmohFebruary 9, 2026
How Pfizer’s CEO wielded moral clarity to help his team do the impossible
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How Pfizer’s CEO wielded moral clarity to help his team do the impossible
By Ruth UmohFebruary 2, 2026
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The quiet erosion of HR’s power
By Ruth Umoh and Kristin StollerJanuary 26, 2026
Why the AI boom is forcing a rethink of career success
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Why the AI boom is forcing a rethink of career success
By Ruth UmohJanuary 26, 2026
Jamie Dimon says government should have power to intervene in AI-driven mass layoffs
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Jamie Dimon says government should have power to intervene in AI-driven mass layoffs
By Ruth UmohJanuary 21, 2026
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The rise of on-demand leadership in the AI economy
By Ruth UmohJanuary 21, 2026
What Walmart’s CEO succession reveals about the smartest time to exit
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What Walmart’s CEO succession reveals about the smartest time to exit
By Ruth UmohJanuary 20, 2026
How a series of calculated risks led a BNY executive to the C-suite of America’s oldest bank
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How a series of calculated risks led a BNY executive to the C-suite of America’s oldest bank
By Ruth UmohJanuary 16, 2026
How luxury homebuilding giant Toll Brothers took the drama out of CEO succession
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How luxury homebuilding giant Toll Brothers took the drama out of CEO succession
By Ruth UmohJanuary 12, 2026
If entry-level jobs disappear, who becomes a CEO?
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If entry-level jobs disappear, who becomes a CEO?
By Ruth UmohJanuary 5, 2026
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