Common wisdom about advancing in the workplace is straightforward: let your boss know you’re ready for that challenging assignment. Make your career ambitions and willingness to put in the requisite time and effort clear. Don’t just build a relationship with your boss; make sure to build one with your boss’ boss as well.
Sounds like good advice. But according to Catalyst’s latest report, The Myth of the Ideal Worker: Does Doing All the Right Things Really Get Women Ahead?, men benefit from these strategies far more than women.
In fact, this report, which studied high potentials in the executive pipeline, reveals that while “doing all the right things” to get ahead works well for men, being proactive did not provide as great an advantage for women.
“This study busts the myth that ‘Women don't ask.’ In fact, they do! But it doesn't get them very far. Men, by contrast, don't have to ask. What's wrong with this picture?” said Ilene H. Lang, President & CEO, Catalyst.
"You don't have to act like a man to succeed in business, for you will always be judged as a woman." Pat Heim
According to the report, which studied commonly used career strategies, the strategies adopted by high-potential women had little bearing on the rate at which they advanced to leadership. Conversely, men who applied the most proactive career strategies advanced further than other men.
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