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Standing at the Crossroads
Next Steps for High Achieving Women
"Finally, a book about women that goes beyond tired jargon and outdated platitudes. Standing at the Crossroads details how the issue of 'making it' shifts in subtle ways as women move up the ranks, creating new challenges and the need for new strategies. This book is a must-read for high-achieving women-and the people who lead them-who want to understand how things have changed in the forty years since the publication of Betty Friedan's The Feminine Mystique." "This is an important book that provides a pathway for understanding and action. As high-achieving women continue to change organizational landscapes, this work provides well-researched, illustrative, and balanced perspectives on what women are thinking and feeling today. Organizations and individuals will benefit from this book's insights and recommendations for organizational remedies." "A much-needed resource for high-achieving women and those who support their development, this book provides a rich framework for understanding the intertwined career and life challenges that women leaders face and insightful strategies for developing and growing from these challenges."
--Joyce K. Fletcher, professor of management, Simmons Graduate School of Management in Boston, and author of Disappearing Acts: Gender, Power, and Relational Practice at Work
--Yolan Williams, corporate succession planner, Verizon Communications, Inc.
--Lorrina J. Eastman, vice president, leadership development, Bank of America
Marian N. Ruderman (Author), Patricia J. Ohlott (Author)
9780787955700, Wiley
Hardback, published 12 June 2002
272 pages, Charts: 1 B&W, 0 Color; Drawings: 1 B&W, 0 Color; Tables: 3 B&W, 0 Color; Exhibits: 13 B&W, 0 Color
23.6 x 15.8 x 2.3 cm, 0.458 kg
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.
Preface xi Acknowledgments xv The Authors xix Introduction: Standing at the Crossroads 1 Part One: Five Themes for High-Achieving Women 1. Acting Authentically 17 2. Making Connections 39 3. Controlling Your Destiny 72 4. Achieving Wholeness 111 5. Gaining Self-Clarity 136 Part Two: Next Steps for High-Achieving Women 6. Growing Through Life Experience 163 7. What Can Organizations Do? 189 Appendix: The Research Design 217 References 225 Index 231 About the Center for Creative Leadership 239
Subject Areas: Business & management [KJ]
