The female leadership paradox
Subtitle: power, performance and promotion
By: Mirella Visser
Publisher: Palgrave Macmillan; Springer
Published: 2011
Place of publication: Houndmills, Basingstoke, Hampshire; New York
Language: eng
Number of pages: 170
ISBN-13: 9780230289208
Subjects: Promotions; BUSINESS & ECONOMICS / Skills; BUSINESS & ECONOMICS / Leadership; Vocational guidance; BUSINESS & ECONOMICS / Careers / General; Career development; Women executives; Leadership in women; BUSINESS & ECONOMICS / Organizational Behavior; Women
Description: "The best-kept secret in corporate life is the vanishing act of women on their way to the top. Despite massive attention to the issue the number of women in top positions remains shockingly low. This book shows what women themselves can do to optimize their careers and how this can bring benefits to the companies and organizations they work for"--
Notes: Includes index.
Table of contents: title: Machine generated contents note:; title: Foreword; title: PART I - THE SILK ROAD TO THE TOP; title: The Silk Road; title: The Frequently Asked Questions; title: Leadership Guidelines; title: Powerful Frames; title: Culture; title: No to Power, Yes to Influence; title: Pattern of Power, Performance and Promotion; title: PART II - CASES AND STRATEGIES; title: Framing and Culture; title: Power and Politics; title: Career; title: Skills; title: Networking.