Recommended Reading - How to get to the top

The Economist magazine published an interesting article that examines recent research on the best way for executives to get to the top.  According to the article,

Monika Hamori, professor of human resources at Instituto de Empresa in Madrid, it is finance chiefs who are most likely to get the top job, though experience in operations—running parts of the company—is also essential.

I am sonmewhat skeptical of the research but it is definitely worth a quick read.