The phrase
"upper ranks" refers to the highest levels or positions in a group, organization, or social hierarchy. It usually refers to the people who hold more power, authority, and influence within that specific group.
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Millennials — born 1977 to 1995 — are moving more and more into the middle and
upper ranks of corporate life as boomers leave conventional full - time jobs.
What has the legal profession's
upper ranks abuzz is that for decades partners almost never left Cravath voluntarily — not for other law firms, at least, let alone for a firm like Kirkland, which is in some ways Cravath's polar opposite.
Paralysis gripped
the upper ranks in Canada, as executives had either disappeared in mysteriously long meetings or were busy speculating on what was going to happen.
Perhaps its most pointed criticism is that none of the major private equity firms seemed to have a coherent succession strategy, or appropriate representation of women in
their upper ranks.
But
the upper ranks of the business world remain disproportionately male and monochrome.
Making sure qualified black women make it through the corporate gauntlet to
the upper ranks requires serious efforts in hiring, mentoring, sponsorship, and development.
By the late - «30s, as the potential for another war darkened the European horizon, Raymonde had ascended to
the upper ranks of French players.
First off, the departure of the charming and always in - the - know Cheryl Contee for Fleishman Hillard left a yawning void in
the upper ranks of Issue Dynamics, and Second Life - enthusiast Kevin Reid has stepped up manfully to Hold The Line as Vice President and head of the company's Internet consulting division.
The upper ranks of the NYPD were also rocked this summer by a bribery scandal.
First off, the departure of the charming and always in - the - know Cheryl Contee for Fleishman Hillard left a yawning void in
the upper ranks of Issue Dynamics, and...
The upper ranks of the NYPD are filled with anxiety, and one senior cop killed himself after being questioned by the FBI in connection with a sprawling corruption probe — but Commissioner Bill Bratton has no comment.
And, historically at least,
upper ranks in the RC church were filled by people from aristocratic families with a class distinction existing between them and others.
Lavine's career is in
the upper ranks of education — she's currently superintendent at LaFayette School District.
Indeed, critics sometimes fault businesses for paying too much attention to their bottom line and not enough to incorporating underrepresented races among
their upper ranks.
Saint Preux has now won three of his last four fights and could be primed for a jump into
the upper ranks of the shallow light - heavyweight division.
Hell, it's a point I've made multiple times over the years, and since Harris includes in the latter category the sort of costume dramas and comparatively straightforward historical narratives that more or less dominated
the upper ranks of Slant's top 25 films of the year — namely A Quiet Passion, Phantom Thread, and The Lost City of Z — we self - servingly agree.
My money is on this new one joining
the upper ranks.
Across the board, East Asian countries occupied
the upper ranks in the comparison of more than 60 world education systems, far outperforming the U.S..
The auto industry, which currently has just one female CEO and a sprinkling of black people within
the upper ranks, should take note.
These features, as well as good crash test scores, have put the 2016 Lexus NX in
the upper rankings for safe vehicles.
in an unbelievably short period of time... and have kept the books in
the upper ranks for two years now.»
Whether agility, obedience or traditional dog training competitions — wherever the Border Collie participates will it be found in
the upper rankings.
«In a later era, Sallie doubtless would have received promotion into
the upper ranks of the hierarchy,» Haller says, «but in the 1950s she had to be content with widespread — if informal — recognition for her influence.»
From the old days of Tekken, Jaemin Bae also known as Knee has been one of players in
the upper ranks of Korea.
I recently had a friend who stepped into
the upper ranks of Weber Shandwick (never heard of them until he started working there).
The lone female artist in
the upper ranks, she was followed by Faith Ringgold (No. 27), Lois Mailou Jones (No. 29), and Artis Lane (No. 37).
The woman who recycles her own faeces shares a view of the world with Gordon Brown, David Cameron, the UN, and even
the upper ranks of the IMF and the World Bank.
Many firms said they don't have much diversity in
their upper ranks yet but are sure that will change in the next few years.
«The biggest challenge is to get women into
the upper ranks of the profession, not just partnership, but positions of responsibility in law firms so they're capable of effecting change,» she says.
My co-blogger, Bob Ambrogi, and I have previously posted on the paucity of women in
the upper ranks of large firms.
And what should firms do to integrate more women into
the upper ranks of law firms?
Gilette asks whether the failure of women to self - promote accounts for their under - representation in
the upper ranks of top law firms.
And
the upper ranks of the white - collar / investigations private practice is likewise dominated by (mostly male) former U.S. attorneys and assistant U.S. attorneys.
Moreover, as firms have increased in size, so too has the demand for associates from
the upper ranks of top - tier schools, thus driving up the price for talent.
For the firm, a well - planned transition for senior lawyers allows for better leadership and client succession, keeps the pipeline to
the upper ranks open to more junior partners, and promotes the transfer of wisdom, business and good will from departing senior partners to the next generation.
Feynman Liang has finished more than 36 online classes, putting the 21 - year - old in
the upper ranks of MOOC veterans.
Facebook employees have internally referred to the video chat device with the codename «Aloha» but recently settled on the name Portal — an indication that product development has progressed even as there's been turnover in Building 8's
upper ranks.
Gimlet Media has had some shifts in
its upper ranks.
About 45 % of readers are in
the upper ranks of their industries: managers, VPs, CEOs, etc.» This means that almost half of the blog readers in LinkedIn are people with high ranks on companies and businesses, making it a good way of trying to find that new dreamed job you want.
Ebby Halliday's Needham is pleased to see associates reach
the upper ranks of her tiered commission structure, because it shows they're performing well.