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Understanding the ins and outs of how a company operates is consistently cited as a quality that gives top HR leaders an edge.

“You have to give people in the organization the opportunity to envision that potential successor in the job,” Marsili tells HR Brew.

Karan Ferrell-Rhodes spent decades climbing the corporate ladder before jumping ship to start her own HR consultancy.

Joji Sekhon Gill, who now serves as CHRO of the semiconductor manufacturing firm, says the transition was so smooth it has informed how she plans to approach succession planning.

After years spent leading HR teams, Cindy Gordon found that consulting and fractional roles were a better way for her to impact the people function.

Learn how current and former HR executives reached the C-suite with help from mentors, on-the-job training, and exposure to the business.

HR Brew examined the educational and professional histories of more than 16,400 HR chiefs.

Of the top 10 companies where current CHROs and CPOs worked prior to holding the top role, four—including Accenture—are consulting firms.