New York Times Bestseller How women can make it to the top by adopting the new rules of leadership Women hold just 11 percent of the most senior-level leadership positions in U.S. Corporations a number that hasn't changed in over 30 years. How can women break through? Break Your Own Rules distills the six faulty assumptions (or "e;rules"e;) most women follow that get in the way then delivers the correlating new rules that promise to clear that path. For example, the old rule of "e;Focus on Others"e; must be replaced by "e;Take Center Stage,"e; "e;Hard Work Will Get You There"e; must yield to "e;Be Politically Savvy."e; "e;Play It Safe"e; must give way to "e;Play to Win."e; "e;Ask Permission"e; must be replaced by "e;Proceed Until Apprehended."e; Features the results of over 1,700 interviews with executives in Fortune 1000 companies, as well as the authors' new research and ongoing work with over 5,000 professional women Showcases previously-untold stories from high profile women including Ann Moore (CEO, Time Inc.), Susan Ivey (CEO, Reynolds American), Cathy Bessant (Global Executive for Technology and Operations for Bank of America), Lynn Ford (CEO, ING Solutions), and more Reveals what it really takes for any woman to succeed at the highest levels Foreword by Sharon Allen, Chairman of Deloitte This hands-on guide is for women who are ready to transform their assumptions and join the senior ranks of American business.

New York Times BestsellerHow women can make it to the top by adopting the new rules ofleadershipWomen hold just 11 percent of the most senior-level leadershippositions in U.S. Corporations--a number that hasn't changedin over 30 years. How can women break through? Break Your OwnRules distills the six faulty assumptions (or "rules") mostwomen follow that get in the way--then delivers thecorrelating new rules that promise to clear that path. For examplethe old rule of "Focus on Others" must be replaced by "Take CenterStage," "Hard Work Will Get You There" must yield to "BePolitically Savvy." "Play It Safe" must give way to "Play to Win.""Ask Permission" must be replaced by "Proceed UntilApprehended."* Features the results of over 1,700 interviews with executivesin Fortune 1000 companies, as well as the authors' new research andongoing work with over 5,000 professional women* Showcases previously-untold stories from high profile womenincluding Ann Moore (CEO, Time Inc.), Susan Ivey (CEO, ReynoldsAmerican), Cathy Bessant (Global Executive for Technology andOperations for Bank of America), Lynn Ford (CEO, ING Solutions)and more* Reveals what it really takes for any woman to succeed at thehighest levels* Foreword by Sharon Allen, Chairman of DeloitteThis hands-on guide is for women who are ready to transformtheir assumptions and join the senior ranks of Americanbusiness.

Foreword xiiiby Sharon Allen, Chairman of the Board, Deloitte, LLP1 OurVision 12 Break Your Own Rules 113 Take Center Stage 194 Proceed Until Apprehended 415 Project Personal Power 576 Be Politically Savvy 797 Play to Win 1038 It's Both-And 1259 Stand Together and Close Ranks 147Notes 157Reading List for Women Leaders 165Acknowledgments 167About the Authors 169Index 173