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Fortune
Ruth Umoh

Shake Shack's ex-CEO shares the must-have skill that sold him on his successor

Danny Meyer, founder of Union Square Hospitality Group, and Randy Garutti, former Shake Shack CEO (Credit: Fortune)

For decades, Fortune has been the preeminent source of what matters to CEOs, offering corner office occupants foresight on what’s ahead and revealing how chief executives position their companies to thrive despite new and complex pressures.

As the CEO role morphs to become ever-more expansive and nuanced, the requisite skills and competencies for the next generation of chief executives will ostensibly and commensurably change. Recognizing this, Fortune today is launching Next to Lead, a newsletter and broader editorial effort to uncover what it takes to make it to the corner office and spotlight the future leaders of America’s largest corporations.

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