Climbing the corporate ladder—particularly for women—can at times feel like you’re entering uncharted territory, where you’re suddenly forced to rely on guesswork and speculation.
But advancing in your career doesn’t have to be (and shouldn’t be) based on guesswork. Advancing your career can be studied and implemented by anyone in any industry, just by utilizing the analytical skills that most likely got you where you are in the first place.
That’s why it’s important to reach out and ask others for wisdom. You can also read up on the keys to advancement. Expanding your knowledge beyond your particular skill set and researching elements that have contributed to others’ success can further your own career.
These books will help women rise another rung (or three) up the career ladder.
Digital Transformation by Thomas Siebel
If you’ve been wary of embracing new technology within your organization out of fear or uncertainty, this book is for you. In Digital Transformation, Thomas Siebel explains how four new technologies can be implemented within your business and why they should be embraced rather than avoided. Siebel argues that these four technologies—cloud computing, big data, artificial intelligence and the Internet of Things—are fundamentally changing how we do business.
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