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Taking Charge OVERVIEW 4 Overview A Call to Arms for Rising Women Leaders - Take Charge! We live in a world where less than five percent of CEOs around the globe are women. If more women are going to rise to the top, we need to understand the secrets of the few that made it. Are you a young, high potential woman leader trying to map out your road to a successful career and a meaningful life? Have you ever wanted to sit down with the exceptional women executives that have climbed the ranks and ask them how they approach work and life? Do you want to know what their journeys have been like? Has their success been worth the price? Is there something different about who they are or how they deal with the world? In essence, do you want to get inside their heads and understand how they think? We interviewed the women who made it, and, here, we tell you about their roads to success. The result is a candid report written exclusively for next-generation women leaders. This report explores how top women executives think, what they value, and it outlines strategies that you, the high potential woman leader, can learn from. CEOs, senior executives and HR directors need to know how to advance their high potential women leaders into senior-level roles. While companies are responsible for putting the right practices in place and having an environment that enables women to advance, the responsibility rests on you, the next-generation woman leader, to take charge of your career. You have the opportunity to step up and make things happen. This report reveals how the women executives that made it have crafted meaningful work and personal lives. Their insight will help you, the rising woman leader, achieve your full potential and develop the career path and build the life that is right for you. Our research, interviewing sixty top women executives, provides advice that will help you step up and take control of your journey through work and life. Here, sixty leading women executives from twenty organizations share their stories, insights and experiences. Some of these women are rising stars, the majority are senior executives, including: Adele Gulfo, who led the launch of Lipitor, the bestselling medicine in the history of the pharmaceutical industry, Rana Ghandour Salhab, the first woman partner at Deloitte in the Middle East and Beatriz Araujo, who sits on the executive committee of Baker & McKenzie, one of the world’s largest law firms. During our research, one thing soon became apparent: the diversity of the women involved. There is no single profile of the woman that makes it to the top of a large, global organization. The women we spoke with currently work in nineteen countries and range in age from late 20s to early 60s. They are straight, gay, married, single, partnered, divorced; some have children, others do not. Some grew up rich, others poor. On the surface, it seemed that there were no rules to achieving success. Yet, looking deeper, some common features became clear. You will find that these women take charge of their work and personal lives in three common ways: they explore, own and repay. Explore Top women executives know their own strengths, weaknesses, likes and dislikes. They have deep insights into the organizations within which they practice. They have developed a leadership style and a definition of success that works for them. They have ventured into a career journey full of twists and turns, and acknowledge that being a senior executive – male or female – is not for everyone. But, it was also clear that they were happy with their career and life choices. In large part, this was because they had taken the time to EXPLORE who they are and what they want.
Own A key theme that arose time and again, during our research, was the need to step up, be proactive and make things happen. The women we interviewed share this fundamental approach: you must own your choices and actions. These successful women executives voice their opinions, build their network, and take responsibility for their career choices. They are clear about the reasons for their decisions and are not afraid to take risks. They dive into work and life with enthusiasm and believe that no matter which path you choose, you must make these two words your mantra: OWN IT. Repay While these women are talented, they also know that they have climbed the ranks with the help of others – from family and friends to colleagues, bosses, and sponsors. This support is never unappreciated and they believe that it is important to REPAY this help by passing on support and opportunities to others. Fundamentally, it matters to them to make a difference. For this reason, they are deeply invested in the success of their communities, team, customers and the next-generation of women leaders. These executives think in terms of the legacy they will leave. Taking Charge OVERVIEW Your roadmap to success: Explore. Own. Repay. Explore • Your Strengths, Weaknesses, Likes and Dislikes • Your Style • Your Personal Definition of Success • Career Paths Own • The Trade-offs You are Prepared to Make • Your Opinion • Your Network • Your Career Repay • Your Community • Your Team • Your Customers • Next-Generation Women Leaders 5 This report reveals how exceptional female executives have taken charge of their work and lives and how you can too. You will fi nd these women leaders to be incredibly candid and approachable. We hope you enjoy their inspiring personal journeys and stories and learn from their experiences. In the next section, we will investigate the fi rst part of our roadmap: to explore your choices. Own Explore Repay
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