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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.

  • Joey Wat, chief executive officer of Yum China Holdings Inc., in Xi’an, China, on Friday, Sept. 15, 2023. Yum China which operates KFC, Pizza Hut and Taco Bell restaurants in China, is accelerating store expansion as the business environment becomes more predictable than during the pandemic. Photographer: Qilai Shen/Bloomberg via Getty ImagesNewsletters

    CEOs share the career-defining moments that launched them to the corner office

    BYNatalie McCormick and Ruth Umoh
  • TAMPA, FLORIDA - SEPTEMBER 29: Former NFL player Tom Brady is seen on the field prior to a game between the Philadelphia Eagles and Tampa Bay Buccaneers at Raymond James Stadium on September 29, 2024 in Tampa, Florida. (Photo by Mike Ehrmann/Getty Images)Newsletters

    How Tom Brady created a culture of winning as an NFL quarterback

    BYRuth Umoh and Natalie McCormick
  • Airbnb CEO Brian Chesky during a conference in Los Angeles on Wednesday, May 1, 2024. (Photo: Eric Thayer/Bloomberg/Getty Images)Newsletters

    Why Airbnb CEO Brian Chesky doesn’t believe in employee autonomy: ‘If you want to be autonomous, start your own company’

    BYRuth Umoh and Natalie McCormick
  • businessman smiling for a portraitNewsletters

    How HP’s CEO rose from intern to the corner office: ‘I was changing jobs almost every 2 years’

    BYRuth Umoh and Natalie McCormick
  • A headshot for incoming Nike CEO Elliott Hill, a company boomerangNewsletters

    11 Fortune 500 CEOs who rose through the ranks from entry-level to the corner office

    BYNatalie McCormick and Ruth Umoh
  • File – Packages are stacked on the doorstep of a home on Oct. 27, 2021, in Upper Darby, Pa. Retailers and delivery companies have been trying to combat the theft of delivered packages in a variety of ways. (AP Photo/Matt Slocum, File)Newsletters

    CEO of Amazon-owned Ring says ignoring fear got her to corner office: ‘Successful people just drown out all the noise’

    BYRuth Umoh and Natalie McCormick
  • Enterprise Mobility president and CEO Chrissy Taylor speaks with Fortune's Ruth Umoh at the Fortune COO SummitNewsletters

    Want to be CEO? Prioritize breadth over depth of skills

    BYRuth Umoh and Natalie McCormick
  • Mary Barra, chair and chief executive officer of General Motors Co., gestures during an Automotive Press Association event in Detroit, Michigan, US, on Monday, Dec. 4, 2023. The financial arm of General Motors Co. joined a rush of borrowers selling high-grade debt Monday ahead of a seasonal late-December slowdown after signing a term loan agreement last week. Photographer: Jeff Kowalsky/Bloomberg via Getty ImagesNewsletters

    Mary Barra attributes her rise to GM’s corner office to a pivotal breakthrough: ‘It was not just about how hard I worked’

    BYNatalie McCormick and Ruth Umoh
  • Jotaka Eaddy launched Win With Black Women after seeing racist abuse directed at prominent women.Newsletters

    Inside the network of powerful Black women raising millions for Kamala Harris

    BYRuth Umoh and Nina Ajemian
  • CAVA CEO Brett Schulman.<br /> Courtesy of CAVANewsletters

    What Cava’s CEO learned about merging 2 cultures after a ‘painful’ acquisition

    BYRuth Umoh and Natalie McCormick
  • Kamala Harris sits on stage with Oprah WinfreyNewsletters

    What grassroots movements can teach managers about motivating employees to support their vision

    BYRuth Umoh and Natalie McCormick
  • Jotaka Eaddy launched Win With Black Women after seeing racist abuse directed at prominent women.Magazine

    How an under-the-radar network of powerful Black women created the most potent campaign tool of 2024 and raised millions

    BY
  • John StankeyNewsletters

    AT&T’s CEO says 2 uncontrollable forces helped land him the corner office. But here’s what he could control

    BYRuth Umoh and Natalie McCormick
  • DENVER, CO &#8211; FEBRUARY 22 : CEO Scott Kirby of United Airlines celebrates opening of a new addition to its Flight Training Center in Denver, Colorado on Thursday, February 22, 2024. United Airlines officially opened a new 150,000-square-foot building at its Flight Training Center in Denver, marking a milestone in its quest to hire 10,000 new pilots by 2030. (Photo by Hyoung Chang/The Denver Post)Newsletters

    Why United Airlines’ CEO makes as few decisions as possible

    BYRuth Umoh and Natalie McCormick
  • Xerox CEO Steve BandrowczakNewsletters

    Xerox’s CEO says taking a pay cut and a lower title helped him reach the corner office

    BYRuth Umoh and Natalie McCormick