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I recently heard a comment from Selling Power’s publisher, Gerhard Gschwandtner, that astounded, maybe even flabbergasted me. He was interviewing Mary Delaney, Chief Sales Officer, CareerBuilder.com, about how women lead.
What he said that startled me was that his staff had trouble finding women executives to interview. The comment they get a lot is that the women executives are too busy. And we wonder why there is a glass ceiling. We are doing a pretty good job of limiting ourselves when we avoid the spotlight.
For me, I think of the time about 10 years ago that I received a call from a recruiter about a position with significantly more responsibility and more money. I did not even go talk to this recruiter because I was very busy and happy where I was. However, there was definitely an element of insecurity there as well. Now I look back and wonder why didn’t I take time to meet with this person?
More recently, I wanted to interview some women executives for a webinar I led for a corporate women’s group. The committee members had trouble finding a female executive to interview. Eventually one woman was able to fit me in her schedule. However, they easily found a man for me to interview.
Say yes to these opportunities. Part of building your business and your career is being visible in order to build your reputation.
To view the video I mentioned, go to http://www.sellingpower.com/video/Â and search Delaney.