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by joshspankit 1964 days ago
How about something like “How can I get from here to _____?”. Asking for the CEO’s perspective on moving up in your career.

They might not be good advice, or they might not have insight in to you as an employee (though I would challenge them to get that first as part of the question), but you just might uncover some unknown unknowns and open some doors.