Is Your Job An Opportunity or Are You On The Glass Cliff? Episode 16

Summary: In this conversation, Joy and Nadine discuss the challenges faced by Black women in navigating the corporate world, specifically the concept of the "glass cliff." They explore the lack of support, sponsorship, and allies that Black women often experience, leading to situations where they are put in leadership positions with high risk of failure. The hosts also provide insights on building relationships, developing strategic networks, and identifying when to persist or move on from an unsupportive environment.

Key Takeaways:

• The "glass cliff" refers to situations where women or minorities are appointed to leadership positions during challenging times, with a high risk of failure.
• Black women often feel unsupported in the workplace, lacking sponsors who can advocate for them and clear obstacles in their path.
• Building relationships, developing mentors, and identifying potential sponsors are crucial for navigating the corporate landscape.
• It's important to strategically plant seeds, share ideas, and engage others to gain support for initiatives, rather than solely relying on formal meetings.
• Self-reflection is necessary to evaluate one's approach and energy, while also recognizing when an environment is unsupportive, and it's time to move on.

Word of the Day:

Joy's Word: "Do not conform to the pattern of this world, but be transformed by the renewing of your mind. Then you will be able to test and approve what God's will is, his good, pleasing, and perfect will." (Romans 12:2)

Nadine's Word: Persistence - a firm or obstinate continuance in a course of action in spite of difficulty or opposition.

Chapters:

0:00 - Introduction

0:52 - The "Glass Cliff" and Lack of Support

3:09 - Black Women's Ambition and Education Levels

3:55 - Accessing Support and Resources

5:28 - Difference Between Mentors and Sponsors

8:42 - Navigating Unsupportive Environments

19:21 - Strategic Networking and Planting Seeds

20:42 - Protecting Ideas and Building Alliances

24:38 - Knowing When to Move On

25:54 - Closing Thoughts

Call to Action: Reflect on your approach and energy in the workplace. Build strategic relationships with potential mentors and sponsors. Plant seeds for your ideas by engaging others in conversations. Recognize when an environment is unsupportive, and be prepared to move on when necessary.

The Team

Host: Joy Williams (https://www.instagram.com/souljoywellness/ ) Host: Nadine Heusner (https://www.instagram.com/thepractice20/ ) Producer: Kim Rabsatt (https://www.instagram.com/patoisproduction/ ) Announcer: Sabrina Haskett Music: Beat Provided By https://freebeats.io Music Produced By White Hot https://www.riverside.fm/?via=PatoisProduction