Standing at the Crossroads: Next Steps for High Achieving Women

Thoroughly researched and clearly written, Standing at the Crossroads speaks to the whole professional woman and her organization, providing a framework for guiding a woman′s growth and development as a high– achieving leader. The authors debunk the common myth that women must give up life′s other roles to be successful professionally, and offer research conducted by the Center for Creative Leadership in conjunction with participants in The Women′s Leadership Program to show that multiple roles in fact benefit and enhance women′s managerial performance. The book provides individuals and their organizations with invaluable advice they can use to support women′s development as managers and leaders.

Spis treści:
Preface.
Acknowledgments.
The Authors.
Introduction: Standing at the Crossroads.
Part One: Five Themes for High–Achieving Women.
1. Acting Authentically.
2. Making Connections.
3. Controlling Your Destiny.
4. Achieving Wholeness.
5. Gaining Self–Clarity.
Part Two: Next Steps for High–Achieving Women.
6. Growing Through Life Experience.
7. What Can Organizations Do?
Appendix: The Research Design.
References.
Index.
About the Center for Creative Leadership.

Nota biograficzna:
Marian N. Ruderman is a research scientist at the Center for Creative Leadership in Greensboro, North Carolina, where she studies the career development of women and the impact of diversity on management development processes. She has written widely on these topics in reports, book chapters, scientific journals, and popular magazines.
Patricia J. Ohlott is a research associate at the Center for Creative Leadership. Her current research interests include the career development of women managers and issues relating to the management of diversity in organizations. She has published in professional journals, books, reports, and popular magazin es.

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Thoroughly researched and clearly written, Standing at the Crossroads speaks to the whole professional woman and her organization, providing a framework for guiding a woman′s growth and development as a high– achieving leader. The authors debunk the common myth that women must give up life′s other roles to be successful professionally, and offer research conducted by the Center for Creative Leadership in conjunction with participants in The Women′s Leadership Program to show that multiple roles in fact benefit and enhance women′s managerial performance. The book provides individuals and their organizations with invaluable advice they can use to support women′s development as managers and leaders.