To the Top: How Women in Corporate Leadership Are Rewriting the Rules for Success

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Wall Street Journal Bestseller The Next-Generation Women Leadership Playbook In To the Top: How Women in Corporate Leadership Are Rewriting the Rules for Success, accomplished leadership advisor Jenna Fisher reveals how the world faces a once-in-a-generation opportunity to close the gender gap at the top of organizations today. You’ll discover how traits often held by women―including compassion, empathy, communication, mentorship, and collaboration―are now in high demand. And why, in this time of volatility and disruption, women are standing on the most solid foundation for success than ever before. Drawing on scientific research and the powerful stories of women business leaders who have already made it to the top, the book sets out how we can seize this opportunity in front of us. You’ll learn: Why corporate progress for women has historically been stubbornly slow and strategies for breaking through systemic biases to take a seat at the top table Why women are particularly well-suited to lead companies through the complex challenges facing our worldThe specific leadership skills that are in high demand and how to develop a compassionate and commanding leadership presence The stories of women business leaders at the top of organizations today―their success, their missteps, and their lessons for success An essential and insightful treatment of women leadership in a world that desperately needs more of it, To the Top is the first book since Lean In that promises to energize and accelerate the potential of woman leaders everywhere. Cover Title Page Copyright Page Contents Acknowledgments Introduction: A Post-Pandemic World Executive Search: A Primer Part I The Third Revolution Chapter 1 The Myth of Progress Myopic Lens The Power of Three. . .or More Burning Out Backwards in Heels Success Roadmap Outside the Lines Just Doing It Chapter 2 Meeting the Moment Woman of the Hour Mapping the Traits Subtle But Significant Critical Care Hardcore Strategy A New Dawn Chapter 3 Digital Empowerment Flexibility = Productivity Equal Airtime Output Versus Input The Human Touch Micro Moments Below the Zoom Line The Data Advantage Part II Leaps and Upward Bounds Chapter 4 Seen and Heard Righteous Indignation Drowned Out Flexing Leadership Muscles But I. . . Nail Power See It to Be It A Fine Mess Unlocked Chapter 5 The Art of the Ask Your Legacy Fierce Independence Money Talks Showing Up Take My Call Find Your Script Pay Raise Pro Chapter 6 Up, Not Out The Gap Years False Assumptions The Cage Match Long-Term Vision Setting Up for Success Chapter 7 The Relationship Infrastructure Open Door Male Champions Safe Zone Dual Network The Once-a-Month Rule A Business of One’s Own Board Benefits Chapter 8 The Long Tail Hands On A Different Timeline Grace Period Take Two In Their Prime Better Than Ever Out of the Shadows Value Added Consummate Disruptors Epilogue Notes Index EULA