The Promotion Playbook
Page 2 of 5The 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.

SuccessL’Oréal exec cut her teeth at luxury brands Chanel and Kiehl’s. Like Walmart’s CEO she says the secret to her success was always saying yes
By Orianna Rosa RoyleDecember 3, 2025

SuccessTo get promoted in the age of AI and layoffs, young workers need upskilling—and to take ownership—career experts say
By Preston ForeNovember 26, 2025

SuccessFacebook cofounder says being a CEO was ‘exhausting’—like 82% of bosses he never intended to manage people
By Orianna Rosa RoyleOctober 23, 2025

SuccessVerizon exec tells unemployed Gen Z they can always volunteer to stand out in the current bleak job market
By Orianna Rosa RoyleOctober 16, 2025

SuccessThis millennial went from being a builder on $5 an hour to launching (and selling) Wingstop UK for $532 million—with zero restaurant experience
By Orianna Rosa RoyleOctober 12, 2025

SuccessGen Z are getting fired straight out of college—but this billion dollar founder was fired 3 times in his 20s and says it was the best training
By Emma Burleigh and Orianna Rosa RoyleOctober 10, 2025

SuccessAstronaut says Gen Z often quits when things get uncomfortable—here’s the Jeff Bezos Blue Origin training that taught her to push through
By Orianna Rosa RoyleOctober 4, 2025

SuccessGrindr CEO graduated with $500 in his pocket. Now a self-made millionaire, he plans to bring his kids to the office at 10 years old to teach them grit
By Orianna Rosa RoyleOctober 1, 2025

SuccessMultimillionaire Big Bang Theory star says he scrubbed toilets, waited tables and played a terrorist before finding fame on the show—‘any job I could’
By Orianna Rosa RoyleSeptember 27, 2025

SuccessDo you know your attachment style? It could be the reason you’re not getting promoted at work
By Orianna Rosa RoyleSeptember 25, 2025

SuccessEmployers are dishing out quiet promotions: fancy new job roles without the title or pay—and experts say it ‘practically guarantees burnout’
By Jessica CoacciSeptember 19, 2025

SuccessGen Z want ‘secure’ jobs in health care—but this CEO left the industry after realizing he could make millions getting Americans to eat more fruit
By Preston ForeAugust 22, 2025

SuccessTarget’s incoming CEO started as a summer intern 20 years ago—he tells Gen Zers to embrace feedback if they want to climb the ladder like he did
By Jessica Coacci and Orianna Rosa RoyleAugust 20, 2025
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