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The Promotion Playbook, from Fortune Success: How top executives worked their way up—from first jobs to the corner office—and the moves, mindset shifts and strategies that'll accelerate your career.
Meryl Streep says she was ‘ready to retire’ when the call for ‘Devil Wears Prada’ came—so she demanded they double her salary or nothing
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Meryl Streep says she was ‘ready to retire’ when the call for ‘Devil Wears Prada’ came—so she demanded they double her salary or nothing
By Orianna Rosa RoyleJune 10, 2026
Costco CEO Ron Vachris rose from forklift driver to the C-suite without a college degree: ‘Don’t chase a title’ is the career advice that got him there
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Costco CEO Ron Vachris rose from forklift driver to the C-suite without a college degree: ‘Don’t chase a title’ is the career advice that got him there
By Preston ForeJune 8, 2026
Arianna Huffington says she hates the word balance: ‘If you can finish everything before you go to sleep, you don’t have an interesting enough job’
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Arianna Huffington says she hates the word balance: ‘If you can finish everything before you go to sleep, you don’t have an interesting enough job’
By Orianna Rosa RoyleMay 30, 2026
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Self-made multimillionaire Emma Grede says she was ‘using AI like a 42-year-old woman’—until Mark Cuban gave her a wake-up call
By Orianna Rosa RoyleApril 28, 2026
Teen boys are choosing AI girlfriends over real ones for ‘maximum control, zero rejection’—experts say it could make them unemployable
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Teen boys are choosing AI girlfriends over real ones for ‘maximum control, zero rejection’—experts say it could make them unemployable
By Orianna Rosa RoyleApril 17, 2026
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Born in Soviet Union, Grindr CEO was told he had two career options: Learn English or how to shoot a gun
By Orianna Rosa RoyleApril 12, 2026
Eva Longoria secretly worked as a headhunter from her soap opera dressing room for three years—because she refused to be a ‘struggling actor’
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Eva Longoria secretly worked as a headhunter from her soap opera dressing room for three years—because she refused to be a ‘struggling actor’
By Orianna Rosa RoyleApril 10, 2026
This ex-Google CMO quit at 28 years old with a seven-figure equity package and says climbing the ladder was easy: ‘I just disregarded all the rules’
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This ex-Google CMO quit at 28 years old with a seven-figure equity package and says climbing the ladder was easy: ‘I just disregarded all the rules’
By Orianna Rosa RoyleMarch 30, 2026
Chresten Wilson in an airplane cockpit
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Meet Chresten Wilson, the airline captain set to become United’s most senior female pilot ever—the job pays $400K and doesn’t require a college degree
By Preston ForeMarch 13, 2026
Asana’s new CEO says getting a job in Silicon Valley isn’t harder for Gen Z than it was for him—he shares his alternative ‘donut box’ hack for getting hired
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Asana’s new CEO says getting a job in Silicon Valley isn’t harder for Gen Z than it was for him—he shares his alternative ‘donut box’ hack for getting hired
By Orianna Rosa RoyleMarch 8, 2026
JPMorgan’s CEO Jamie Dimon reveals the one career rule he set himself when he was just a 28-year-old assistant: Do not speak unless you can add value
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JPMorgan’s CEO Jamie Dimon reveals the one career rule he set himself when he was just a 28-year-old assistant: Do not speak unless you can add value
By Orianna Rosa RoyleMarch 3, 2026
Forget job titles when you’re in your 20s—that was the best career advice Barack Obama gave his ex-speechwriter
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Forget job titles when you’re in your 20s—that was the best career advice Barack Obama gave his ex-speechwriter
By Orianna Rosa RoyleFebruary 25, 2026
Amazon CEO Andy Jassy says sucking up to your boss won’t earn their trust
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Amazon CEO Andy Jassy says sucking up to your boss won’t earn their trust
By Orianna Rosa RoyleFebruary 24, 2026
Despite a $400 million net worth and Hollywood career, Reese Witherspoon tells young people to stop chasing their dreams—and do this instead
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Despite a $400 million net worth and Hollywood career, Reese Witherspoon tells young people to stop chasing their dreams—and do this instead
By Orianna Rosa RoyleFebruary 19, 2026
Kroger CEO Greg Foran
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Meet the serial CEO taking over Kroger: He started his career stacking supermarket shelves and went all in on retail at 17 thanks to his persistent mom
By Emma BurleighFebruary 11, 2026
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After donating $8 billion, Steve and Connie Ballmer create three regional philanthropies so people closest to the work can decide how the money is spentplaceholder alt text
By Sydney LakeAugust 11, 2026
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U.S. Treasury is paying $3 billion a day in interest on national debt, says the CBO—having spent $10 billion to prop up the currency of its top lenderplaceholder alt text
By Eleanor PringleAugust 11, 2026
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Google cofounder Sergey Brin has now spent $100 million to fight California’s proposed billionaire tax—he could owe $13 billion if he losesplaceholder alt text
By Sasha RogelbergAugust 11, 2026
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