She was a vice president in a Fortune 50 company, and she said to me with a sense of deep frustration, "I've worked really hard to improve my confidence and my assertiveness and develop a great brand, I get terrific performance evals from my boss, my 360s in the organization let me know that my teams love working for me, I've taken every management course that I can here, I am working with a terrific mentor, and yet I've been passed over twice for advancement opportunities, even when my manager knows that I'm committed to moving up and even interested in an international assignment.
Bila je potpredsjednica u jednom od  poduzeća iz "Fortune 50", i s osjećajem duboke frustracije rekla mi je: "Naporno sam radila da bih  postala samouvjerenija, da bih bila asertivnija i razvila sjajan osobni brend. Moj šef odlično ocjenjuje moju radnu uspješnost. Informacije iz "360 stupnjeva" u organizaciji govore mi da moji timovi vole raditi za mene. Pohađala sam sve moguće tečajeve menadžmenta. Radim s izvrsnim mentorom. Svejedno, dvaput su me zaobišli prilikom promoviranja, čak iako moj menadžer zna da želim napredovati i da sam čak zainteresirana i za međunarodne izazove.