Connections, college Ivy League networking.

Being dedicated to work and getting qualified for upcoming opportunities. Obviously, having confidence to ask for roles and supporting others in their journeys are always beneficial.

In the end, luck of being at right place at right time factors in as well.

Being somewhat smart helps. Not too nice but agreeable. You can’t be too innovative, people don’t want someone disruptive.

I actually don’t think pedigree matters that much at F500 places once you’re in.

Family connections

Backstab!

Be a tall white male.
Or have Ivy or Goldman/Blackstone/McKinsey on your resume.

My secret. Have a great resume. Get a real MBA or grad degree not online crap. Get certifications. Get brand name companies in resume FAANG or JP Morgan or Goldman or top tier consulting, speak at conferences, work late, jump on grenades. Crisis comes up jump on it. Interact regulators, board or external auditors. Be ready to fail and take chances. And jump around for me it was job 7 at 44 I finally got that big corner office with the water view. My way was no sponsor or connections

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Anonymous wrote:Tall. White. Male.

And be friends with other tall white males.

Also if you have to ask, you aren’t part of the ones who get these.

+1

Our office's holiday party was at a warehouse-like structure that offered a game called "fowling". You throw a football to knock down a set of bowling pins.

In my observation, there is a lot of luck to early promotion but it helps to have one or two senior executives who have identified you as the standout among your peers. They help a lot with your internal destiny.

Another thing that helps is your early career choice of employer. Amazon was the biggest golden ticket for the successful men of my acquaintance.

Anonymous wrote:Right place, right time.

You’re not filling a hole that doesn’t exist.

It's this! Be somewhere where the leadership is about to retire and no one wants to move up. Schmooze and flatter whoever is necessary.
I have seen people of both sexes, all races and heights move up quickly but I have never seen anyone with visible tattoos move to the top.

Nepotism

Anonymous wrote:Tall. White. Male.

And be friends with other tall white males.

Also if you have to ask, you aren’t part of the ones who get these.

Sales

Right place, right time.

You’re not filling a hole that doesn’t exist.

Tall. White. Male.

I know people like a 30 year old Director in finance or a 40 year old Chief Risk Officer at a Fortune 500 company. What are the secrets of being fast tracked to well paid C-suite or leadership roles in corporate?

Any advice would be appreciated!