Women are always a mother, daughter, wife, or mistress to their male co-workers. Men tend to think of women colleagues in terms of one of these traditional female roles. Smart women use this to their advantage. It's difficult to feel like a successful executive when you have a Johnny Mop in your hand. Women need to work at getting rid of their domestic image if they want colleagues to see them as professionals.
Men have personal relationships and they still play corporate games.
A woman's significant other can even help teach her the rules. Instead of getting angry at the fact that the love of her life always has a logical answer to her work challenges, she should listen to his reasoning and consider implementing the strategies he suggests. Listen to the report to find out why. Knoxville News-Sentinel Co. All Rights Reserved. Users of this site are subject to our privacy policy.