32. When Being the Expert Holds You Back as a Woman Leader in IT
You’ve spent years becoming an expert in your IT field. Your knowledge and experience have earned the trust and respect of those around you. But
You’ve spent years becoming an expert in your IT field. Your knowledge and experience have earned the trust and respect of those around you. But
Have you ever noticed that after accomplishing one of your biggest leadership goals, the attention starts to shift away from you? You worked hard to
Have you ever agreed to take on something you didn’t really have time for? Said “yes” when you wanted to say “no”? Avoided a difficult
Do you ever feel like the work you do is invisible to your management team? Not because it isn’t valuable—but because everything is running smoothly…
You hear through the grapevine that a reorg is about to happen. Assumptions are shared through chats, emails, and water cooler discussions. As time passes,
Many times throughout my early career I expressed concerns or suggested an idea only to have it fall on deaf ears in IT. Why? It’s