For the past year we’ve been asking professional women
about their relationship to power.
- How they define it
- What strategies they use to earn it
- Which ones work well and which ones don’t
- What they use their power to achieve, and more
We are excited to share what we learned and equip more women to step up and into power. An overview of our report was recently published in The Glass Hammer. By mid-June you will be able to download our whitepaper entitled Babe, I’m Taking Charge Here for an in-depth review of what we found in our research with over 215 professional women, many of whom have broken through glass ceilings while remaining true to who they are as women.
In Babe, I’m Taking Charge Here
You will read about the cocktail of factors that keep women from obtaining clout positions. We challenge and prove wrong those who say woman do not aspire to positions of power. You will discover how to go over, around, and through the various impediments, including:
Internal Obstacles
Emotional, Social and Cultural Factors
The Cinderella Syndrome – waiting for Prince (or Princess) Charming to deliver the power shoe
The Inner Critics – internal voices that chant, “You can’t. It’s too hard. You’re too…”
Like Me – cultural press to be liked over being respected, self-respecting and powerful.
First Cousin to Like Me – failure to talk about accomplishments and advocate for yourself
Cognitive Factors
Different Realities – defining and understanding power in ways that don’t fit prevailing corporate realities
The Paradox of Power – sticking with either/or thinking; failure to adopt both/and thinking in relation to power
External Obstacles
Legacy Cultures
Buddy Systems and Old Boys’ Clubs
You Will Learn
How to transform Cinderella into Dorothy of Oz, Alice in Wonderland or other self-initiating heroines
How to turn inner critics into inner advocates
A definition of power and how it works, that works for you
To manage paradox of power and increase your chances of more rapid promotion
You can order the white paper when it’s available, or you can
JOIN US FOR THE WEBINAR – WOMEN & POWER: The Next Frontier
June 15, 2011
2:00 PM ET
Click here to register and to find out more
*The Women and Power study, as well as related articles and reports come to you by way of Anne Perschel, President Germane Coaching & Consulting and Jane Perdue, CEO of Brathwaite Innovation Group.