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Appendix

Know Yourself and Your Sticky Floors

We once believed that what limited us in our careers was the “glass
ceiling”—others preventing us from rising to the top. While that
might still hold true in some organizations, it’s important for each of
us to look at what we might be doing—or not doing—that is also
holding us back. I call these the “sticky floors.” If you are curious to
learn where you fall in the spectrum of the sticky floors, here is an
exercise that can help you identify the ones that you want to do some-
thing about.

Exercise: Assessing Your Sticky Floors

Work/Life Balance

Work-life balance is knowing and being aware of your values; how
they play out in your whole life—both personally and profession-
ally; and being aligned with what those most important values are,
so you can live your life accordingly. You need to develop both focus
and accountability around your values, and establish boundaries for
yourself and others around how you balance your life—because at

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