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5 Strategic Pivots to Reach the C-Suite
Did you know that many of us used strategies early in our career that may stifle our rise to the C-Suite?
Despite our best efforts to excel in our roles, a seat at the leadership table may seem beyond our reach, 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 figured out what’s holding us back (hint: mostly, it's ourselves).
She also has good news: we CAN push through those self-imposed barriers.
Listen in to learn how we can pivot away from the following 5 early-career strategies and propel ourselves toward advancement within our organization:
ABOUT ELLEN CONNELLY TAAFFE
Ellen Connelly Taaffe is 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.
She spent 25 years with Fortune 500 companies holding the top brand management post at divisions of PepsiCo, Royal Caribbean, and Whirlpool Corporation.
Ellen serves as an independent Board Director for two public and one private company, runs a leadership advisory consulting, speaking, and coaching business, and is a TEDx speaker. She shares her insights on leadership, careers, and advancing women and inclusion through her writing and speaking in media like Harvard Business Review, Forbes, Business Insider, and Kellogg Insight.
RESOURCES
Official site: ellentaaffe.com
LinkedIn: linkedin.com/in/ellentaaffe
Twitter: twitter.com/ellenctaaffe
Book order: The Mirrored Door: Break Through the Hidden Barrier that Locks Successful Women in Place
By the way, if you’d like to get tips like this more frequently, I spend a lot of time on LinkedIn. Please do connect with me. You can find me at www.linkedin.com/in/emilysfwong. Please let me know if you heard me on this podcast, and let me know if there’s a topic you’d like me to cover.
You can also sign up for my monthly newsletter if you go to my website, www.wordsofdistinction.net.
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Did you know that many of us used strategies early in our career that may stifle our rise to the C-Suite?
Despite our best efforts to excel in our roles, a seat at the leadership table may seem beyond our reach, 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 figured out what’s holding us back (hint: mostly, it's ourselves).
She also has good news: we CAN push through those self-imposed barriers.
Listen in to learn how we can pivot away from the following 5 early-career strategies and propel ourselves toward advancement within our organization:
ABOUT ELLEN CONNELLY TAAFFE
Ellen Connelly Taaffe is 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.
She spent 25 years with Fortune 500 companies holding the top brand management post at divisions of PepsiCo, Royal Caribbean, and Whirlpool Corporation.
Ellen serves as an independent Board Director for two public and one private company, runs a leadership advisory consulting, speaking, and coaching business, and is a TEDx speaker. She shares her insights on leadership, careers, and advancing women and inclusion through her writing and speaking in media like Harvard Business Review, Forbes, Business Insider, and Kellogg Insight.
RESOURCES
Official site: ellentaaffe.com
LinkedIn: linkedin.com/in/ellentaaffe
Twitter: twitter.com/ellenctaaffe
Book order: The Mirrored Door: Break Through the Hidden Barrier that Locks Successful Women in Place
By the way, if you’d like to get tips like this more frequently, I spend a lot of time on LinkedIn. Please do connect with me. You can find me at www.linkedin.com/in/emilysfwong. Please let me know if you heard me on this podcast, and let me know if there’s a topic you’d like me to cover.
You can also sign up for my monthly newsletter if you go to my website, www.wordsofdistinction.net.