Achieving Success as a Woman in Leadership

For every 100 men promoted to a manager-level position, only 86 women are promoted, according to the Women in the Workplace 2021 report by LeanIn.org and McKinsey. This disparity, the “broken rung,” leads to far fewer women available to fill executive leadership roles. So, what does it take to get there?

This episode of the First Business Bank Podcast features three female board directors of First Business Financial Services Inc., the holding company of First Business Bank, talking about their personal routes to success at the top in business. Respected women leaders in insurance, accounting, technology, health care, and the nonprofit world, they talk about seizing opportunities, leveraging strengths, building a network, and believing in yourself on your path to executive-level management roles.