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Paths to the Top

Volume Number: 
56
Issue Number: 
11

By Adrienne Fox

1/11/2011

HR professionals must understand their businesses—that's an accepted fact. But the best way to gain business acumen remains debatable. Taking financial courses and earning an MBA is one way. Shadowing a leader in operations or a function outside HR is another. Leaving HR temporarily or coming to HR from another function are others. With all these options, an HR practitioner with eyes on a vice president's office may be confused about the path or paths to take.

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