There was a good article about women CEOs in the FT this weekend - interesting ideas about why they might (still) be such a rarity here http://bit.ly/bjzwl Main article (a "top 50" at http://www.ft.com/women )
There was a good article about women CEOs in the FT this weekend - interesting ideas about why they might (still) be such a rarity here http://bit.ly/bjzwl Main article (a "top 50" at http://www.ft.com/women )
Interesting
Thank you for sharing, Chris - Interesting!
My past 3 firms have had no women in a C-Level position other than HR. I catch myself questioning my project choices in terms of their potential impact on my future executive status. I don't want to shy away from potential risky projects or seem "timid" in comparison to my male counterparts.
Are other women out there experiencing the same need to strategize?
"Glass cliffs"?
I guess every ambitious person should "[question] my project choices in terms of their potential impact on my future executive status". But you can probably fail gloriously and career-progressingly?
Note that the article doesn't say that women are disproportionately lined up for risky projects by some kind of conspiracy - but it suggests there is an issue that if the project does fail, some folks are going to associate failure with the involvement of a woman (whereas a man failing would l not be a MAN failing, just someone failing at a difficult project). I guess similar issues apply for any other group currently in a minority (black, Jewish, gay, bearded, whatever...)
Thought-provoking stuff, anyway.