corporate ladder

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the hierarchical order of position, title, or rank, as in a large corporation: to work one's way up the corporate ladder.

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He predicted that technology companies would foster a new industrial model, with ideas rising up from workers rather than being imposed by executives at the top of the corporate ladder.
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After having climbed the corporate ladder for three decades, and holding executive posts at United Airlines, Starbucks, and US Airways, I realized it was time to stop fueling my ambition and start refueling my soul.
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It just goes to show you how much corporate America only thinks about the business side of it.
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The State Innovation Exchange, a Democratic group, has been set up to combat corporate-led right-wing organizations.
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Then when we arrive at his flat in Shepherd's Bush following the escape, perhaps there ought to be remnants of the ladder.
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Full disclosure: The event was held at the headquarters of IAC, the corporate parent of The Daily Beast.
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Ultimately, disclosure laws are an essential tool for promoting transparent supply chains and corporate accountability.
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Some of the alarm returned, however, when the creature attempted to climb up by his own ladder.
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It was no sooner accomplished, than Ripperda was on the top of the ladder, and in a few seconds by his side.
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No, he was a hard-headed Scotchman, full of ability and work, and as a railway manager stood at the top of the ladder.
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He said they would be unable to raise the heavy ladder to the tower window; and that was a fact.
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After he had caught her, they were carried up a bamboo ladder by their friends, and sprinkled with water out of a cocoanut shell.
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