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Why Women Leave Leadership Roles and How to Stop It
In this episode, Lucas and Luna explore a surprising driver behind women stepping away from senior roles: the 'glass cliff' in reverse, where women are promoted into turnaround situations with little support, then blamed when things go south. They dig into a 2025 study from the Harvard Business Review that found women CEOs are 45% more likely to be hired into struggling companies, and how that pattern extends to mid-level leadership. The conversation covers the warning signs to spot before accepting a poisoned chalice, the difference between a stretch assignment and a setup, and practical…
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