Its Not a Glass Ceiling, Its a Stic..., Rebecca Shambaugh
Its Not a Glass Ceiling, Its a Stic..., Rebecca Shambaugh
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It's Not a Glass Ceiling, It's a Sticky Floor
Free Yourself From the Hidden Behaviors Sabotaging Your Career Success

Author: Rebecca Shambaugh

Narrator: Rebecca Shambaugh

Unabridged: 6 hr 11 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Published: 10/17/2007


Synopsis

Turn the top 7 career breakers for women into career makers

Statistically, more than one-third of Fortune 500 managers are women-and yet we represent barely five percent of the top earners among executives. Usually, we blame it on men-those “old boy” networks that don't typically welcome women into “the club.” But, according to leadership coach Rebecca Shambaugh, the real obstacle to women's advancement is not a “glass ceiling.” It's the self-imposed career blocks that prevent us from moving up.

These are the 7 “sticky floors”:

1. Balancing Your Work and Life

2. Embracing “Good Enough” in Your Work

3. Making the Break

4. Making Your Words Count

5. Forming Your Own Board of Directors

6. Capitalizing on Your Political Savvy

7. Asking for What You Want

Admit it: You've probably been “stuck” in at least one or more of these situations. Maybe you're a perfectionist who has trouble letting go of a task. Maybe you're so loyal to your company that you haven't explored other career options. Maybe you're afraid of speaking up in meetings. Or maybe you're so accommodating to others' needs that you never take care of your own.

This book will show you how to get unstuck from these common traps. You'll discover how other successful women have managed to break out of middle management jobs to grab the top leadership positions. You'll hear hard-won advice from working mothers who also happen to be CEOs, including proven tricks of the trade when it comes to juggling career and family. You'll learn how to conquer your insecurities, transform your thinking, tailor your behavior, and demand the kind of professional recognition you deserve. There's even a section of fill-in charts and checklists at the end of the book to help you stay on track, in control, and on the rise.

Once you've freed yourself from life's sticky floors, there's nowhere to go but up.

Reviews

Goodreads review by Olivia on June 14, 2024

Humble brag I have an autographed copy of this book. I am using it to set up mentor sessions with my intern as it is an absolutely fantastic resource for women mostly male workspaces having met the author I can attest that she is very in tune with what is going on in the workplace and the things tha......more

Goodreads review by KT on March 27, 2020

Worth a skim. Some chapters are more applicable to me than others. For example, I have no issues with perfectionism. Failing at everything in Switzerland cured me of that. (And everything wound up great in the end!) But the book has some interesting stats about how women's professional networks diff......more

Goodreads review by Paris on October 22, 2023

This is a great book to better understand your weaknesses and strengths in a professional setting. You will learn how to prioritize your time, set boundaries and overcome imposter syndrome to better handle it when it resurfaces.......more

Goodreads review by Kathleen Wisemandle on May 23, 2023

Such a great applicable book for women leaders at all levels.......more

Goodreads review by Kyrsten on September 25, 2014

If this had been the first women leadership book I’d read, I’d probably like it more. However, I am quite smitten with Sheryl Sandberg and her book, Lean In, which I identified with far more than Sticky Floor. Shambaugh spends a few chapters discussing women’s issues that I feel are slightly outdate......more