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Based on Sally Helgesen & Marshall Goldsmith's research, these 12 behaviors silently hold women back from the leadership they deserve. Recognizing them is the first move.
The 12 Behaviors That Keep Women Stuck
From How Women Rise by Sally Helgesen & Marshall Goldsmith. Which ones do you recognize?
Reluctance to Claim Your Achievements
Downplaying wins and waiting to be recognized instead of owning your impact.
Expecting Others to Spontaneously Notice
Assuming great work speaks for itself — it rarely does at the executive level.
Overvaluing Expertise
Believing mastery alone will earn promotion, while leadership requires more.
Building Rather Than Leveraging Relationships
Investing in deep connections without strategically activating them.
Failing to Enlist Allies from Day One
Going it alone when coalition-building accelerates every transition.
Putting Your Job Before Your Career
Excelling in your current role at the expense of positioning for the next one.
The Perfection Trap
Over-preparing and over-delivering when 'good enough' moves faster.
The Disease to Please
Saying yes to everything erodes your authority and burns out your energy.
Minimizing
Using hedging language and shrinking your presence in high-stakes settings.
Too Much
Over-sharing emotions, information, or personal details at the wrong moments.
Ruminating
Replaying mistakes and perceived slights instead of moving forward.
Letting Your Radar Distract You
Over-reading social cues drains focus from strategic priorities.
Awareness alone isn't enough
Knowing which behaviors hold you back is the first step. But real change requires a process — one grounded in stakeholder feedback, behavioral follow-through, and measurable progress.
Stakeholder Centered Coaching® is the only methodology with a built-in results guarantee. Your progress is measured by the people around you — not just your coach or yourself.
- Behavioral change measured by 360° stakeholder feedback
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- 95% of coaching engagements show measurable improvement
The Mini-Survey™ Process
Identify
Select 1–2 behaviors to focus on with stakeholder input
Act
Practice new behaviors with structured follow-through
Measure
Stakeholders assess visible change — not self-report
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