Where Have All the Senior Women Gone? [electronic resource] : 9 Critical Job Assignments for Women Leaders /
Wichert, Ines.author.
Essential career guidance for corporate women with talent and ambition and advice for HR leaders on managing a diverse workforce; it sets out nine job assignments that every woman should have on her CV in order to lay the way for promotion and progression and insights into the lessons learned by the top senior women (and men) in business.
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Cover; Contents; Acknowledgments; Chapter Overview Table; List of Interviewees; Introduction; The purpose of the book; The structure of the book; How to use the book; The study; PART I; 1 Where Are All the Senior Women?; A gendered experience of work; A lack of experience as another barrier; Functional versus line roles; Learning on the job and building a CV; The study; Summary; 2 In the Right Place at the Right Time; High flyers, jugglers, authentic contributors: women's career phases; Timing critical job assignments across career phases; Career planning; Summary
3 Being Selected for Critical Job AssignmentsThe importance of networks; Asking for promotion; The acceptability of self-promotion; Taking charge; Getting critical job assignments; Summary; PART II; 4 The Early Stretch Assignment: Starting off on the Fast Track; Job-specific challenges; Women-specifi c challenges; Lessons learned; Career benefits; Support; Timing; Summary; Taking action; 5 International Assignments and Global Roles: Working Abroad; Job-specific challenges; Women-specific challenges; Lessons learned; Career benefits; Support; Timing; Summary; Taking action
6 Operational Experience: The Day-to-Day Running of a Business and P&L AccountabilityJob-specific challenges; Women-specific challenges; Lessons learned; Career benefits; Support; Timing; Summary; Taking action; 7 People Management Responsibility: Building a High-Performance Team; Job-specific challenges; Women-specific challenges; Lessons learned; Career benefits; Support; Timing; Summary; Taking action; 8 Working in a Different Environment: New Roles, New Functions and New Industries; Job-specific challenges; Women-specific challenges; Lessons learned; Career benefits; Support; Timing
SummaryTaking action; 9 Creating Something New: The Corporate Intrapreneur; Job-specific challenges; Women-specific challenges; Lessons learned; Career benefits; Support; Timing; Summary; Taking action; 10 Merging, Downsizing and Reengineering: The Change Agent; Job-specific challenges; Women-specific challenges; Lessons learned; Career benefits; Support; Timing; Summary; Taking action; 11 Dealing with Problems and Crises: The Turnaround Pro; Job-specific challenges; Women-specific challenges; Lessons learned; Career benefits; Support; Timing; Summary; Taking action
12 Joining the Executive Committee: Making It to the TopJob-specific challenges; Women-specific challenges; Lessons learned; Career benefits; Support; Timing; Summary; Taking action; PART III; 13 Conclusion: Where to Next?; Career planning; Critical job assignments; Courage and curiosity; Connectedness; Career intelligence; Appendix: Research Background; Notes and References; Index
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Essential career guidance for corporate women with talent and ambition and advice for HR leaders on managing a diverse workforce; it sets out nine job assignments that every woman should have on her CV in order to lay the way for promotion and progression and insights into the lessons learned by the top senior women (and men) in business.
Sociology.
Management.
Personnel management.
Leadership.
Organization.
Gender Studies.
Management.
Human Resource Management.
Organizational Studies, Economic Sociology.
Business Strategy/Leadership.
Organization.