Many think that when people move up the corporate ladder they are increasingly surrounded by people that care less about others' feelings and are more task-focused. To work your way upward in corporate America requires more "task-focused behaviors" and less demonstration of "communal" qualities. If this is the case then the glass ceiling is not in the way of people's race or gender but their behaviors.
Most women are told they are "too nice" to hold an upper management positions. Could this be the reason for women hitting the glass ceiling because they are "too nice" or their behaviors are not fit for the upper management positions?
Do senior level positions require a person task-oriented with a less feeling base of managing? If their is a certain behavior that succeeds in these positions could that be the barrier keeping many women and minorities from holding those positions?
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Aimee Rankovich
I think that there is a glass ceiling for women because some people still think that women should not have upper management positions. I disagree with this assumption because there are many women who have held CEO positions and have done great things for their companies. I think people look too closely at the gender of people and don't focus on what that person is capable of doing.
ReplyDelete-Brian Cullum team 7
I do believe that the glass ceiling is due to the stereotype of women's behavior being timid and too relationship based. But in my opinion, even if a woman does fit this stereotype, they often find other ways to become a successful leader. Even someone that truly cares for others can be task-oriented by simply adjusting how they interact with employees. They may just employ more than one leadership style to fit the company and their own personality.
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