Women need to get over the good girl syndrome. We all want to be liked. Women have a lot to learn from men. We have a lot to learn from each other. Women with families are still faced with trying to get their husbands to help out more at home.
Women tend to be more mothers than bosses.
Cheryl gave an example of a woman who was responsible for a staff of six. If a project didn't live up to her expectations, she did the work herself. So, Cheryl suggested she institute a feedback process, where each staff member periodically gave her reports on their progress. If the boss saw that something wasn't the way she wanted, she was able to correct the problem before it went further. If you think you might have something in common with someone, take a risk, have lunch together.