{
  "id": 15594895,
  "title": "Walmart's chief people officer says these 2 things help workers get promoted quickly",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/19/walmarts-chief-people-officer-says-these-2-things-help-workers-get",
  "topic": "business",
  "section": "Business",
  "published": "2026-10-19T09:53:01.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Business Insider",
    "slug": "business-insider",
    "url": "https://www.businessinsider.com/walmart-chief-people-officer-traits-workers-quickly-promoted-2026-10"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "Walmart's chief people officer, Donna Morris, has identified two key attributes that enable workers to quickly advance within the company. The first of these is excelling in the current role, while the second involves demonstrating the ability to take on additional responsibilities. Morris oversees a workforce of over 2 million employees spread across the globe, with roughly 500 promotions occurring daily. To be successful, employees must focus on performing their current tasks effectively and prove their capability to assume greater responsibilities before they are officially assigned higher roles. Morris emphasizes that such employees are driven to make a difference and excel in their present positions, often exceeding the expectations placed upon them. This can be achieved through volunteering for new ideas or initiatives, as well as taking on additional duties beyond what is traditionally required. When hiring new employees, Morris looks for evidence of resilience, known as \"grit,\" and prefers candidates with some experience working in frontline roles, although this is not limited to retail positions and can include positions such as babysitting or assisting family businesses.",
  "summary": "Walmart promotes roughly 500 employees every day. Two qualities help workers move up quickly, according to its chief people officer.",
  "key_points": [],
  "editors_take": null,
  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 1,
    "also_reported_by": []
  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}