Getting anointed for advancement: The case of executive women
通过访谈55位知名女性高管，研究她们在职业生涯早期如何被识别为可晋升的候选人，揭示了五个关键障碍及其应对策略，对任何希望晋升的管理者都有借鉴意义。
Executive Overview How do women become identified in early career as promotable, viable candidates for senior management positions? To answer that question, fifty-fire high-profile executive women were interviewed about key events in the early stages of their careers that allowed them to become fast tracked. In some ways, while each had a unique story to tell, all of them faced five similar hurdles: 1) getting assigned to a high visibility project; 2) demonstrating critical skills for effective job performance; 3) attracting top level support; 4) displaying entrepreneurial initiative; and, 5) accurately identifying what the company values. In each case, effectively jumping each of these hurdles in early career contributed to their eventual success. The rich experiences of these women also revealed vital lessons for any manager—male or female—who wants to successfully move up.