Wednesday, January 20, 2010
Lies, Damn Lies, and Resumes
http://www.shirky.com/weblog/2010/01/a-rant-about-women/
No, this has nothing to do with relationships. It has to do with the things women don't do that are required to achieve upper echelon business success. To put a fine point on it: Being egotistical.
A few years ago, when a Big 4 audit partner was the most successful person in my proximate universe, I tried to think why other individuals who were just as intelligent and disciplined were less successful than the partners I was surrounded with.
I don't think it was hours, social skills, connections or ultimately even luck. I think it was an unfailing belief that they were the best and were entitled to the perks that came with being the best. This go-to-hell outlook on their own entitlements versus the needs of others made them wildly successful.
You don't find many women with that kind of selfishness.
Side note: I think this same point helps us understand why women aren't funny. The effort to be funny requires more than a little rejection.
¶ 10:55 AM
No, this has nothing to do with relationships. It has to do with the things women don't do that are required to achieve upper echelon business success. To put a fine point on it: Being egotistical.
A few years ago, when a Big 4 audit partner was the most successful person in my proximate universe, I tried to think why other individuals who were just as intelligent and disciplined were less successful than the partners I was surrounded with.
I don't think it was hours, social skills, connections or ultimately even luck. I think it was an unfailing belief that they were the best and were entitled to the perks that came with being the best. This go-to-hell outlook on their own entitlements versus the needs of others made them wildly successful.
You don't find many women with that kind of selfishness.
Side note: I think this same point helps us understand why women aren't funny. The effort to be funny requires more than a little rejection.
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