Top 10 Things an Ambitious Woman Needs To Know About Climbing The Corporate Ladder. Never Taught You was the inspiration for this top ten list. Although published in 1977, Harragan's classic is still relevant to today's woman working in corporate America.
Corporations are hierarchical and modeled after the military.
The typical corporation is pyramid shaped. Line positions lead to the top, staff positions do not. Again the military model. Staff positions are lateral positions supporting the line positions. Secretaries, clerks, attorneys, and accountants, for example are staff positions.