Do women have to mimic the opposite sex to move up the management chain? An emphatic "no," says Tacy M. Byham, DDI's CEO. But she adds that women need to do a better job of declaring themselves and becoming their own advocates—speaking and acting confidently and mentally promoting themselves to a future-focused role.
Women comprise more than half the workforce yet occupy less than 20% of C-suite seats. Only 5% of CEOs are women. Employers who want more women in leadership roles can implement seven practices which DDI says have been shown to make a difference in driving diversity.
“But remember, to be successful, happy, and fulfilled at work and in life, it’s less about acting more like a man or more like a woman,” Byham says. “It is about becoming a best-ever version of yourself.”
