Good piece. A few thoughts. Some people are better suited for an entrepreneurial path. This applies to both men and women.
The entrepreneur path is NOT about fitting into the bureaucratic structure of a preexisting organization. And the Peter Principal has gone nowhere since it was called out in 1969. "In time, every post tends to be occupied by an employee who is incompetent to carry out its duties."
The entrepreneurial path is hard. But it tests every skill we think we have.
For what it's worth, I think the phenomena you're observing correctly are perhaps as old as bureaucracy.
I don't have much faith in the capability of most women to change course based on logical analysis, unfortunately. The pressures of social desirability bias and herd mentality seem too strong relative to the ability to use objective analysis. A person could plausibly argue that my estimation is an example of sexism... but I think it's a pretty solid generalization based upon my observations of social trends during the past decade.
It seems to me, based on some similarities I had in my early career, that maybe what you need to add to your skills development is personal branding and humble self promotion. I think that there is a behavior in expecting good work and performance be recognized. It is motivation gas in the tank for most people. Without it talent will still strive for excellence, but without enough gas and feeling like it is a slog. Good corporate leadership practice that provides good performance feedback and acknowledgement is in short supply. However, there are ways to manage up to get positive visibility and get recognized for amazing work. This is a soft skill that technical analysts often fall short on. With a solid personal brand you don't so much care about institutional acceptance. You can be you.
The ability to think in systems has been both my boon and bane. You're right, it can't be measured and it always baffles people who also can't figure out how it's so damn successful.
This is so interesting. What will come of the windfall that federal grant funding provided the past 15-20 years or so? I met an academic professional couple recently at a party, one of whom simply analyzes the data of lost scientific study contracts within academia at this point in time.
My husband's done very well to work in IP at the U, where they spin off start-ups.
Good piece. A few thoughts. Some people are better suited for an entrepreneurial path. This applies to both men and women.
The entrepreneur path is NOT about fitting into the bureaucratic structure of a preexisting organization. And the Peter Principal has gone nowhere since it was called out in 1969. "In time, every post tends to be occupied by an employee who is incompetent to carry out its duties."
The entrepreneurial path is hard. But it tests every skill we think we have.
For what it's worth, I think the phenomena you're observing correctly are perhaps as old as bureaucracy.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Peter_principle#:~:text=The%20Peter%20principle%20is%20therefore,of%20how%20hierarchies%20work%20hierarchiology.
I don't have much faith in the capability of most women to change course based on logical analysis, unfortunately. The pressures of social desirability bias and herd mentality seem too strong relative to the ability to use objective analysis. A person could plausibly argue that my estimation is an example of sexism... but I think it's a pretty solid generalization based upon my observations of social trends during the past decade.
It seems to me, based on some similarities I had in my early career, that maybe what you need to add to your skills development is personal branding and humble self promotion. I think that there is a behavior in expecting good work and performance be recognized. It is motivation gas in the tank for most people. Without it talent will still strive for excellence, but without enough gas and feeling like it is a slog. Good corporate leadership practice that provides good performance feedback and acknowledgement is in short supply. However, there are ways to manage up to get positive visibility and get recognized for amazing work. This is a soft skill that technical analysts often fall short on. With a solid personal brand you don't so much care about institutional acceptance. You can be you.
Nothing to add. Have seen what you’re talking about and you said it way better than I could
The ability to think in systems has been both my boon and bane. You're right, it can't be measured and it always baffles people who also can't figure out how it's so damn successful.
This is so interesting. What will come of the windfall that federal grant funding provided the past 15-20 years or so? I met an academic professional couple recently at a party, one of whom simply analyzes the data of lost scientific study contracts within academia at this point in time.
My husband's done very well to work in IP at the U, where they spin off start-ups.
Awesome analysis (so good I finally upgraded to a basic paid subscription!).