Real Women, Real Leaders: Surviving and Succeeding in the Business World [Hardc

Description: Product Description Plan your path to leadership with insight from real women at the topIn Real Women, Real Leadership, twenty-four women leaders describe their personal journeys to the top, providing deep insight and a fascinating perspective on "making it" as a woman in the male-dominated business environment. They discuss their experiences and offer guidance on topics such as balancing family and career, building alliances, mentoring and being mentored, and overcoming obstacles in the business world which is still dominated by men in the senior levels of management. Drawn from a range of industries including higher education, technology, law, the military, politics, the media, and more, these stories provide the details that every ambitious woman needs to know. You'll learn which skills, attributes, and relationships served these women best, how they overcame the obstacles thrown into their paths, and the people they credit as instrumental along the way. A self-assessment chapter helps you discover your own leadership attributes, and determine which skills you need to acquire as you formulate your own personal roadmap to the top.There are many books about women who have been excellent leaders, but Real Women, Real Leadership provides the personal, relatable testimonials from women who have navigated the opportunities and pitfalls of the business world. Each story sheds light on women's unique leadership attributes, and provides guidance for professional women charting their own professional advancement.Learn from women leaders in a diverse range of industriesDiscover the leadership attributes that make the biggest impactGain insight into work/life balance, mentors, relationships, and moreDiscover your leadership strengths and develop a plan forwardStudies have shown that companies with three or more women board members dramatically outperform the competition in returns on equity, sales, and invested capital — yet women only claim a tiny percentage of boardroom seats and top executive positions. Why? And why, when they do achieve leadership positions, do women tend to make such outstanding leaders? Real Women, Real Leadership tackles these questions and more from an in-the-trenches perspective to help you become the leader you want to be. Review “There is much to be learned from Hurley and Shumway, who let successful women leaders do their talking for them”. (PQ Magazine, October 2015)“this is a fascinating book….it will be a pity if the book is not widely read” (Professional Manager, January 2016) From the Inside Flap Women are significantly underrepresented in upper management positions—particularly at the top companies. For example, women hold only 5.2% of CEO positions in the Fortune 500 companies. Business is still a man's world, but why? Research findings continue to show that women are just as good, and often better, than men at displaying the skills and competencies that make for good leadership. So women who aspire to top leadership positions need to know how to overcome the statistics. Real Women, Real Leaders is a unique new resource in which some of the world's top female leaders tell their stories firsthand. These authentic accounts provide invaluable lessons from the women who experienced—and overcame—obstacles to advancement. By interviewing transformational women leaders and allowing them to explain the secrets to their success in their own words, Kathy Hurley and Priscilla Shumway uncovered crucial patterns that begin to explain how women can succeed in business while remaining true to themselves. The chapters of Real Women, Real Leaders come together around the key competencies that researchers have identified as being crucial to leadership excellence. From motivating others to developing strategic perspective, these abilities come naturally to many women, and the stories in this book provide priceless insight into how today's leaders harnessed their innate talents. Despite much pro

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