Does women work get recognisation
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Not really, not very often. Usually it has to be outstanding for women to be recognized, especially women of color.
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Men are prone to boasting and successful men have become experts in
self promotion. To most women, boasting is anathema. A major turning
point
in most women's careers comes when they recognize that self
promotion is part of the game of business.
Why is it so difficult for women to get recognized in corporate
America? Actually there are a many reasons, both apparent and subtle
and the most obvious
answers... ... "take on high visibility projects" and "toot your own
horn".. are only part of the solution. Just how does a woman get
recognized and get the credit she deserves?
When one is advised to "take on high visibility projects" that
translates into an admonition to "perform effectively on a high
profile project which will
receive a lot of attention".It is one thing to perform effectively, however
and it is quite another to be perceived as performing effectively.
The answer to being perceived as effective and getting recognized for
it does not lie in performance....research shows women perform as
well on the job as men, often better...so we have to turn elsewhere
for an answer.
One of the most basic differences between women and men in the
workplace is in their communication styles. Put another way, men are
prone to boasting and
successful men have become experts in self promotion. To most women,
boasting is
anathema. We have been socialized in humility since very early
childhood. Hoping to get recognized through increasingly raising the
bar for performance is what
keeps women on that endless treadmill of seeking perfection in their
work but never achieving adequate recognition and never breaking into
top management.
Men, on the other hand, do the job well enough and move on; they go
for the power and supervise someone else doing the job to perfection
while they
continue to move up the rungs of the corporate ladder. Much of their
advancement is accomplished through self promotion. So, for those
women who stay hidden in their office, ignoring the first law of
corporate survival, who
shy away from boasting, remembering what their mothers taught them as little
girls.....get over it!
A major turning point in most women's careers comes when they
recognize that self promotion is part of the game of business. They
find a style of promoting themselves they feel comfortable with and
quickly make it part of their everyday repertoire.
As a successful chemist points out in Women Breaking Through by Deborah J.
Swiss,"Perceptions of how hard you work and perceptions about your
accomplishments are probably, in many ways,as important as what you
actually do. I hate to say it but it's true. If you are quiet and,
therefore, invisible, you won't be identified as someone who is
competent..You won't be perceived as being particularly successful or
having good ideas, which may not be valid, but it
comes out that way."
So, how do you go about gaining first visibility, then recognition?
Start immediately by weaving your accomplishments into your casual
conversations.
The most successful men in the world have become experts at this and
that's one of the reasons they're so successful. Take, for example,
wine scion and industry spokesperson, Peter Sichel, getting off a
plane from New York to meet some colleagues in the wine business. At
the time, Sichel was chairman of Blue Nun, then the best selling wine
label in the world. Sichel was probably the best known figure in the
wine business, pictured in every book on wine, quoted constantly, on
every important industry panel. And the chances of someone in
the wine industry not knowing who he was or his accomplishments was exactly
zero.Yet immediately after introducing himself, Sichel launched into
a story about the night before when he was the surprise honoree at an
elegant,formal
gala studded with New York City luminaries, hosted by the mayor and
the City of New York."My children said afterwards, "We know you're a
cool guy, Dad, but we wondered if we shouldn't tell you in advance so
you wouldn't have a heart
attack." He chuckled.
Sichel was suave, urbane, slender and in wonderful health. He was
also more famous and renowned in his industry than most people who
are not rock artists
or movie stars. But in his first 90 seconds on the ground he had
managed to promote himself and make sure everyone got the message
about who he was and his professional stature. There was a lesson to
be learned here. Doing good work isn't enough. Receiving awards isn't
enough. Being rich and famous isn't enough. Making it a habit to get
the word out every day, at every meeting to the people along your
career path is definitely an important element in an upward career
spiral. And it's amazingly easy to weave into a conversation with
some subtlety
and not seeming to boast unduly:
self promotion. To most women, boasting is anathema. A major turning
point
in most women's careers comes when they recognize that self
promotion is part of the game of business.
Why is it so difficult for women to get recognized in corporate
America? Actually there are a many reasons, both apparent and subtle
and the most obvious
answers... ... "take on high visibility projects" and "toot your own
horn".. are only part of the solution. Just how does a woman get
recognized and get the credit she deserves?
When one is advised to "take on high visibility projects" that
translates into an admonition to "perform effectively on a high
profile project which will
receive a lot of attention".It is one thing to perform effectively, however
and it is quite another to be perceived as performing effectively.
The answer to being perceived as effective and getting recognized for
it does not lie in performance....research shows women perform as
well on the job as men, often better...so we have to turn elsewhere
for an answer.
One of the most basic differences between women and men in the
workplace is in their communication styles. Put another way, men are
prone to boasting and
successful men have become experts in self promotion. To most women,
boasting is
anathema. We have been socialized in humility since very early
childhood. Hoping to get recognized through increasingly raising the
bar for performance is what
keeps women on that endless treadmill of seeking perfection in their
work but never achieving adequate recognition and never breaking into
top management.
Men, on the other hand, do the job well enough and move on; they go
for the power and supervise someone else doing the job to perfection
while they
continue to move up the rungs of the corporate ladder. Much of their
advancement is accomplished through self promotion. So, for those
women who stay hidden in their office, ignoring the first law of
corporate survival, who
shy away from boasting, remembering what their mothers taught them as little
girls.....get over it!
A major turning point in most women's careers comes when they
recognize that self promotion is part of the game of business. They
find a style of promoting themselves they feel comfortable with and
quickly make it part of their everyday repertoire.
As a successful chemist points out in Women Breaking Through by Deborah J.
Swiss,"Perceptions of how hard you work and perceptions about your
accomplishments are probably, in many ways,as important as what you
actually do. I hate to say it but it's true. If you are quiet and,
therefore, invisible, you won't be identified as someone who is
competent..You won't be perceived as being particularly successful or
having good ideas, which may not be valid, but it
comes out that way."
So, how do you go about gaining first visibility, then recognition?
Start immediately by weaving your accomplishments into your casual
conversations.
The most successful men in the world have become experts at this and
that's one of the reasons they're so successful. Take, for example,
wine scion and industry spokesperson, Peter Sichel, getting off a
plane from New York to meet some colleagues in the wine business. At
the time, Sichel was chairman of Blue Nun, then the best selling wine
label in the world. Sichel was probably the best known figure in the
wine business, pictured in every book on wine, quoted constantly, on
every important industry panel. And the chances of someone in
the wine industry not knowing who he was or his accomplishments was exactly
zero.Yet immediately after introducing himself, Sichel launched into
a story about the night before when he was the surprise honoree at an
elegant,formal
gala studded with New York City luminaries, hosted by the mayor and
the City of New York."My children said afterwards, "We know you're a
cool guy, Dad, but we wondered if we shouldn't tell you in advance so
you wouldn't have a heart
attack." He chuckled.
Sichel was suave, urbane, slender and in wonderful health. He was
also more famous and renowned in his industry than most people who
are not rock artists
or movie stars. But in his first 90 seconds on the ground he had
managed to promote himself and make sure everyone got the message
about who he was and his professional stature. There was a lesson to
be learned here. Doing good work isn't enough. Receiving awards isn't
enough. Being rich and famous isn't enough. Making it a habit to get
the word out every day, at every meeting to the people along your
career path is definitely an important element in an upward career
spiral. And it's amazingly easy to weave into a conversation with
some subtlety
and not seeming to boast unduly:
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