Walmart CEO Doug McMillon thinks he's got a pretty good job, and others seem to think so too. "During our Associate and Shareholders' week in June, several associates stopped me and said, 'I want your job someday,'" McMillon wrote in a recent LinkedIn post. "My reply: 'Great! Come get it!'" Here are three tips McMillon offered on LinkedIn for anyone looking to rise through the ranks:

Excel in your current role

Do your job, and do it well. When McMillon became the company's fifth CEO in 2014, he already had a long history working for the retail giant. He first joined Walmart as a summer associate making $6.50 per hour in one of its warehouses while in high school, moved up to an assistant manager, a buyer in merchandising, eventually became CEO of Sam's Club members-only division and then ran Walmart International. "Getting the job you want always starts with excelling at the one you have," McMillon says.

Be a team player

For McMillon, who played point guard on his high school basketball team, this one comes naturally. "The best leaders lead through influence and collaboration,regardless of their title," McMillon says. McMillon has not only experienced all levels of the company firsthand, but he makes an effort to learn more about his employees and their experiences. During one of his first days as CEO, he took a three-and-a-half hour road trip with a Walmart truck driver in Mississippi.

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