title: Tipped for the top.
abstract: MY PERSONAL JOURNEY to becoming a nursing director was not a 'traditional' one. Having trained as a nurse and midwife, I obtained posts in midwifery education and, eventually, in midwifery and nursing management.
authors.affiliation: Nursing at Calderdale and Huddersfield NHS Foundation Trust.
authors.forename: Helen
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Thomson