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A client of mine recently contacted me after she interviewed for another job in her company and she was not selected. Mary assured me she had the experience and drive the Fortune 500 company was looking for. "I assumed my friends in her organization would put in a good word for me," she added.
This scenario about Mary is depictive of how many of us can get caught on a "sticky floor" -- those beliefs, assumptions or behaviors that can be self-limiting in terms of achieving goals in our professional and personal life. There are seven sticky floors based on my company's research and working with hundreds of women leaders, and Mary's frustration reminded me of one of the more challenging Sticky Floors, Building a Strategic Network. While it's true that friends can be a good resource, we also need to develop relationships with key decision-makers to help us accomplish important goals or get to the top or our organizations.
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