Book description
From a veteran Fortune 500 executive, how women can reach and succeed in top leadership positions
Though women hold a majority of the managerial and professional jobs in the workforce, they occupy a mere 14% of C-suite positions at Fortune 500 firms. To break through this stubborn glass ceiling, women must learn to take bold steps when career-defining moments arise. During her 33-year career at Southern Company, a Fortune 500 utility company, Becky Blalock rose to become CIO in a traditionally male industry. Now she offers her own hard-won advice, as well as that of 28 top female executives, to show all aspiring women how to dare to reach the highest tier of leadership and C-suite positions.
Includes advice and mentoring lessons from top women business leaders such as: Anna Maria Chávez, CEO of the Girl Scouts of the USA; Kat Cole, President of Cinnabon; Carol Tomé, CFO of Home Depot; Dr. Beverly Tatum, president of Spelman College, and Jeanette Horan, CIO of IBM, among many others
Features straightforward, honest advice on gaining confidence, speaking up, finding mentors, learning to fail, building a network of allies, managing others, and more
Written by pioneering business leader Becky Blalock, with a Foreword by Anne Mulcahy, former chairperson and CEO of Xerox Corporation
Dare is must-needed guide for women everywhere, at every level, striving to develop the character, skills, and relationships that deliver greater success in the workplace.
Table of contents
- Cover
- More Praise for Dare
- Title Page
- Copyright
- Dedication
- Foreword
- Introduction: Follow Me
- Chapter One: Dare to Set the Target High
- Chapter Two: Dare to Know Yourself
- Chapter Three: Dare to Stand Out
- Chapter Four: Dare to Project a Confident Attitude
- Chapter Five: Dare to Learn at Every Age
- Chapter Six: Dare to Fail
- Chapter Seven: Dare to Reach Out
- Chapter Eight: Dare to be More than the Boss
- Chapter Nine: Dare to be There—for Others
- Appendix
- Acknowledgments
- About the Author
- More from Wiley
- Index
Product information
- Title: Dare: Straight Talk on Confidence, Courage, and Career for Women in Charge
- Author(s):
- Release date: October 2013
- Publisher(s): Jossey-Bass
- ISBN: 9781118562642
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