- Cover image
- Title page
- Table of Contents
- Copyright
- Foreword
- Preface
- Acknowledgements
- List of abbreviations
- Editorial conventions and confidentiality
- About the authors
- Chapter 1: Women at the top (or not): history, background, issues and themes
- Chapter 2: Methodology: an explanation and a critique
- Chapter 3: Characteristics of the women in the study
- Introduction
- Social profile
- Personal characteristics – how did these women see themselves?
- Ambition, motivation and determination to succeed
- Energy, hard work, perfectionism
- Rebels with a cause
- Confidence
- Communication, empathy, the ‘softer’ side
- Balance and perspective – ‘it’s only a job’
- Nature versus nurture
- Conclusion
- Chapter 4: Exploring and experiencing ‘success’
- Chapter 5: Career progression and planning
- Chapter 6: Mentoring, role models and networking
- Chapter 7: Gender
- Chapter 8: Barriers and obstacles
- Chapter 9: The ‘glass ceiling’
- Chapter 10: Sacrifices, gains, balances and choices
- Chapter 11: Domestic considerations
- Chapter 12: Working harder?
- Chapter 13: Leadership and management styles
- Chapter 14: Advice to men
- Chapter 15: Advice to women
- Chapter 16: Summary and conclusion
- Introduction
- Successful women
- Key drivers of success
- Career progression
- Mentoring, role models, networking
- Gender
- Barriers and obstacles
- The ‘glass ceiling’
- Sacrifices, gains, choices and balances
- Domestic considerations
- Working harder?
- Leadership and management styles
- Advice to men and women
- Concluding remarks
- Appendix: Interview checklist
- Index
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