What is The Glass Cliff and How Do I Avoid It?

<p>The Glass Cliff is a phenomenon that describes the tendency for women to be appointed to leadership positions in challenging or risky situations, such as when a company is experiencing financial difficulties or when there is a high likelihood of failure. </p><br><p>The term "glass cliff" was coined by researchers Michelle Ryan and Alex Haslam in 2005. Mel and Michelle discuss what The Glass Cliff is, and importantly, how women can be on the lookout for it when moving up.</p><br><p><strong>Links and Resources</strong></p><p><a href="https://www.jstor.org/stable/20159315" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">The Glass Cliff: Exploring the Dynamics Surrounding the Appointment of Women to Precarious Leadership Positions </a>by Michelle Ryan and Alex Haslam</p><p><a href="https://leadtosoar.network/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Lead to Soar Network</a></p><br><p><em>Lead to Soar is a global online network for businesswomen, a podcast, and we host live-streaming and in person events to help women have a career that soars! The podcast is hosted by Mel Butcher (</em><a href="https://www.melbutcher.com/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"><em>melbutcher.com</em></a><em>) and Michelle Redfern (</em><a href="https://michelleredfern.com/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"><em>michelleredfern.com</em></a><em>)</em></p><br /><hr><p style='color:grey; font-size:0.75em;'> Hosted on Acast. See <a style='color:grey;' target='_blank' rel='noopener noreferrer' href='https://acast.com/privacy'>acast.com/privacy</a> for more information.</p>