So many of us used strategies that worked well early in our career:
1️⃣ Preparing to perfection
2️⃣ Eagerly pleasing
3️⃣ Fitting the mold
4️⃣ Putting pedal to the metal
5️⃣ Performing patiently (Oh, how can they NOT notice my amazing work?!)
Do any of these sound familiar?
⚠️ Here’s the problem:
Those same strategies can stifle our promotion to executive leadership roles.
Despite our best efforts to excel and stand out, a seat at the leadership table may seem elusive, leaving us feeling undervalued and stuck in our current position.
My guest, Ellen Connelly Taaffe—author of 📖 The Mirrored Door: Break Through the Hidden Barrier that Locks Successful Women in Place—has good news: we CAN push through those self-imposed barriers to advancement by pivoting away from the early career strategies that no longer serve us…and embracing new ones.
ABOUT ELLEN
Ellen knows her stuff. She’s a Clinical Associate Professor at the Kellogg School of Management, where she teaches Personal Leadership Insights and is the Director of Women’s Leadership Program.
Before that, she spent 25 years with Fortune 500 companies holding the top brand management post at divisions of PepsiCo, Royal Caribbean, and Whirlpool Corporation.
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