The book was highlighted for its argument that women should pursue status before or alongside power to more easily achieve career advancement, emphasizing that respect simplifies the acquisition and use of power. Host Matt Abrahams introduced the title, and Jenny Luna prompted a discussion with author Alison Fragale, who explained the central concept and shared illustrative examples. The conversation presented the ideas as valuable guidance for listeners seeking professional success.
Episode: 210. First Impression to Lasting Impact: Use Statu...
This book argues that pursuing status before or alongside power helps individuals, particularly women, achieve career advancement more easily and effectively. The central idea is that status--being respected--makes acquiring and wielding power simpler.
Her newest book is Likeable Badass, How Women Get the Success They Deserve.
In your book, you write a lot about power and status, and we've talked about both extensively on this show. But tell me how you define each. And something you wrote in your book that really caught my attention was it's less than ideal when we have this power first, status second mentality.
The challenge with status is that it makes power a lot easier to achieve, and it makes power a lot easier to use.
Whereas if you pursue status before or at least alongside power, everything is going to fall into place, right?
So in the book, I tell a story of another academic, Greg Northcraft.