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Էνj¨˼ࡁ྅Ңɓᅵ݊Ӳɛd˼ࡁఃᛇၾҢɓᅵٙ༶ਗd˼ࡁ߈ٙ྅Ңɓᅵ
ഹༀdԴҢซৎҢم૒ɿࣛٙᅵɿ©ഃഃf
I don’t think men generally want to hold women back. Most men in leadership I have

talked with want to see women be more successful and don’t understand why they can’t
help more of them climb to the top.
ҢႩމӲ׌ஷ੬ʔҎૐҰɾ׌ܝၺfၾҢʹሔཀٙɽεᅰჯኬफɿேҎૐ޶Ց
ɾ׌һ̋ϓ̌dԨ˲ʔ׼ͣމʡჿ˼ࡁʔঐᏍпһεٙɾ׌ϓ̌f

However, if their management teams are not aware of the concept of unconscious
biases and how this plays out in how they groom, coach and manage their teams, they may
be causing a division they do not realize.

Ш݊dν؈˼ࡁٙ၍ଣྠඟʔə༆ೌจᗆ਋Ԉٙ฿ׂd˸ʿவί˼ࡁνОࡌ
ུdܸኬձ၍ଣྠඟ˙ࠦνО೯౨Ъ͜dۆ̙ঐึኬߧ˼ࡁ͊จᗆՑٙʱ൓f
THE ROLE OF FEAR 恐懼的角色
For me, fear tended to play a role in what I

“went for” and what I didn’t when it came to stretch
opportunities, promotions and the like. I started my
career in our Kansas City office and one day my
managing partner came into my office and asked if
I would be interested in moving to Houston to start BKD’s banking practice in Texas. I
looked at him for a moment and said, “no thank you.” He had a perplexed look on his face,
but that did not sway me.

࿁ҢϾԊdࢵᙰֻֻึίҢ¨৛Ӌ©ʡჿ˸ʿίᓒɽዚึdࣜʺഃ˙ࠦӚϞ೯
౨Ъࣛ͜ৎЪ͜fҢٙᔖุ͛ૹ݊ίఘᔜ౶۬፬ʮ܃ක֐ٙdϞɓ˂d༟ଉΥྫɛ
ԸՑҢٙ፬ʮ܃dਪҢ݊щϞጳሳยՑ;౶཭ක֐BKDٙვБุਕfҢ޶ഹ˼˪
ՍdႭj¨ʔdᑽᑽf©˼ٙᑕɪϞԬѢ౅dШவԨӚϞਗศҢf

The next day, one of my partners (my mentor) asked if I had lost my mind. He begged
me to please think about it a little longer and to go home and talk with my family and
friends. Begrudgingly, I did. As my husband sat in his chair watching me pace in front of
him, ranting about all the reasons why this was an awful idea, he just shook his head. I
kept pleading, ¨I cannot do this, I am not good enough to do this, I am not qualified to do

this.©
ୋɚ˂d̤ɓЗΥྫɛ€ҢᔖૹٙኬࢪਪҢ݊щ̰̘əଣ౽f˼ሗӋҢΎϽ
ᅇɓɨd್ܝΫ࢕ၾҢٙ࢕ɛձ؃ʾ୨fѶٙ݊dҢਂՑəf຅Ңɩ˃Ѭίಉɿɪ
޶ഹҢί˼ࠦۃٙӉͽd࿁வ݊ɓࡈᐲጞ˴จٙהϞࡡΪආБլࡲࣛd˼̥݊ศə
ศ᎘fҢɓٜႭj¨ҢਂʔՑdҢʔ੄λdҢʔ੄ࣸf©

I was deeply afraid of failing and letting everyone in my firm and my family down.
Ңڢ੬࢔׊̰઻dᜫʮ̡ձ࢕ɛ̰ૐf

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