????談到老板、沃爾瑪（Wal-Mart）CEO麥道克，布魯爾說：“麥道克和我之間的關系很有意思?！边M入沃爾瑪剛剛5年的布魯爾相對而言還是一個新人，麥道克向她尋求一位旁觀者的視角。他們有很多時間在一起工作。高管委員會每月拿出一整周的時間開會，從周一早上8點一直到周六的中午。布魯爾和麥道克每兩周還有一對一的會議。布魯爾說：“他不會錯過這些會議?！奔幢闶躯湹揽瞬辉诿绹麄円矔e行會議。

????“每位管理者都與他們的CEO有獨特的關系，”加斯表示。她說，舒爾茨盡力實現(xiàn)多元化員工組合的最大潛力。談到自己的下屬時，加斯將指導和培養(yǎng)視為“日常工作”，特別是對女性員工?！拔覀冊谡麄€公司有很多、很多女性員工，我們的運作方式能激發(fā)人們的積極性和參與度，這一點令人驕傲?！?/p>

????布魯爾對職場上冉冉上升的未來之星有什么建議呢？想清楚你希望的領導方式?！拔蚁Ｍ约寒敵跄芑ǜ嗟臅r間了解自己是誰，因為當CEO每天都是挑戰(zhàn)，”她說。信心是最重要的。“那么多人希望跟在你的身后向前走，因此你說的每句話都必須慎重，”布魯爾說。“如果你給出的指令只要求某一部分人前進，結果肯定無異于踩踏?！?/p>

????Of her boss, Wal-Mart CEO Mike Duke, Brewer says, "the relationship between Mike and me is an interesting one." With five years at Wal-Mart, Brewer is a relative newcomer to the company, and Duke looks to her for an outsider's perspective. And they spend a large chunk of time together. The executive council meets monthly for a full week -- Monday at 8 a.m. through Saturday at noon. Brewer and Duke also have one-on-one sessions every two weeks. Says Brewer: "He does not miss those." They conference even if Duke is out of the country.

????"Every leader has a unique relationship with their CEO," Gass said. Schultz, she says, does his best to bring out the best in a diverse set of employees. As for her own reports, she sees mentorship as her "day job," particularly with women. "We have many, many female employees throughout the company, and I view it as an honor to operate in a way that can inspire and engage."

????Brewer's advice to those up-and-comers? Figure out how you want to lead. "I wish I had spent more time getting to know who I was, because it's a challenge every day as a CEO," she said. Confidence is paramount. "You have so many people that just want to march behind you that you can't lightly what you say," Brewer said. "Because if you give them partial marching orders it's like a stampede."