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Every one of the executives recognized in our Most Powerful Women rankings has faced the kind of professional challenges that can launch someone into the C-suite — or get someone bounced from consideration.

The decision to seek out those kinds of career risks and tackle them head on is part of what sets these women apart. Below, some of this year's Most Powerful Women talk about the challenges they've faced in their professional ascents and how they responded along the way.

 

 

 

 

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