Accenture's CEO says using AI is now required for promotion: It's 'how we do work'

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Accenture CEO Julie Sweet says mastering AI is now key to moving up at the consulting giant.

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I tripled my salary and became a senior director at Uber in 6 years. Here's the 3-step strategy I used to break out of middle management.

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Madan Thangavelu.

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McKinsey's newest partners share their best advice for climbing the ranks at the consulting firm

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Four from McKinsey & Company's newest class of partners share their tips for success.

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Want a promotion? It might pay to use AI

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Active AI users got promoted more quickly at Cisco, the company found.

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Get promoted in 2026: 7 steps to take right now

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Andrea Wasserman.

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Morgan Stanley released the names of its 184 new managing directors — see the full list

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Morgan Stanley named 184 new managing directors this week — here's the full list.

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Morgan Stanley named 184 new managing directors. Here's everything we know about the class of high-powered execs.

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If you hear the sound of glasses clinking — it may be members of Morgan Stanley's newly announced 2026 class of managing directors, whom the firm named to its highest title on Wednesday.

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23 women in venture capital who made partner or higher at firms like Khosla, Greylock, and Lightspeed in 2025

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Victoria Zhou, Shreya Shekhar, and Mary D'Onofrio.

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I went from factory worker to software engineer after 3D-printing a fix that impressed my boss. Here's my top tip for getting promoted.

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Justin Flint started on the factory floor. He is now a Software Engineer II.

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Big Four promotions depend more on politics and your boss having your back than your performance, researchers found

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The EY offices in London in 2018.
A new study suggests that Big Four promotions are driven more by internal politics and the extent to which a manager is willing to advocate for their team members.

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