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Natalie McCormick

Natalie McCormick is a reporting fellow for Fortune Next to Lead, covering the next generation of Fortune 500 leaders.

  • Futuristic office with Japanese mature businesswoman working on touchscreen and making decisions – stock photo Futuristic office with Japanese mature businesswomanNewsletters

    How AI is transforming the skills needed to be CEO

    BYRuth Umoh and Natalie McCormick
  • Latriece Watkins, Celeste Burgoyne and Jennifer TaubertNewsletters

    The women on Fortune’s Most Powerful Rising Executives list are poised to become future Fortune 500 CEOs

    BYNatalie McCormick and Nina Ajemian
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    HR leaders are a critical part of developing future CEOs—here’s what they need to know to do it right

    BYBrit Morse and Natalie McCormick
  • NXTL 2024. From left to right: Apple's John Ternus, Amazon's Jamil Ghani, Walmart's Latriece Watkins and Megan Crozier, Nike's Craig Williams, and WinField's Leah Anderson.Newsletters

    Fortune Next to Lead: The 25 Most Powerful Rising Executives in the Fortune 500

    BYRuth Umoh and Natalie McCormick
  • An illustration of people climbing the corporate ladder and strategizing.Leadership

    How ‘CEO sprinters’ like Red Lobster’s 35-year-old exec make it to the top

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  • An illustration of professionals in a meeting and climbing a career ladder.Leadership

    Job-hopping vs. staying at one company: What’s the best route to the corner office?

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  • Brian Thompson smiling in front of a white backgroundNewsletters

    UnitedHealthcare CEO shooting could accelerate emerging trend: Leaders who don’t want the corner office

    BYRuth Umoh and Natalie McCormick
  • Jeff Bezos sits in a chair with his hand up looking away from the camera.Leadership

    Jeff Bezos says he prefers messy meetings that ‘wander’ and run overtime: ‘Show me the ugly bits’

    BY
  • Tim Cook at Fortune's CEO Initiative summitNewsletters

    Political persuasion will be a paramount leadership skill in the coming years

    BYRuth Umoh and Natalie McCormick
  • 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
  • Brian Chesky sits with his hand up, looking away from camera.Newsletters

    Airbnb’s CEO says good leaders identify and nurture high performers because it creates a culture of excellence

    BYNatalie McCormick and Brit Morse
  • 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
  • Brian Chesky sits in a chair on stage with his legs crossed and holding his arms up.Leadership

    Airbnb CEO says one-on-one meetings are often a missed opportunity for collaborative learning

    BY
  • Three people sit on stage and talk with one another.Conferences

    Here’s what the CEO of NASDAQ is learning from her son in his mid-20s

    BY
  • Brooke Shields holds her first up while in conversation.Conferences

    Brooke Shields: ‘I am really, truly, slightly terrified’ about the misogyny in our culture

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