I've been fortunate to speak on an #HRTechConf panel, in a DisruptHR - Manchester, NH talk, and in other places about my experience as a woman in a leadership role. It has enriched my life in ways I could not have imagined. Unfortunately, some of my past experience is similar to Anne Welsh McNulty's, in the Harvard Business Review article "Don’t Underestimate the Power of Women Supporting Each Other at Work." She says, "So, what are women in the workplace to do, when research shows that we’re penalized for trying to lift each other up? The antidote to being penalized for sponsoring women may just be to do it more — and to do it vocally, loudly, and proudly — until we’re able to change perceptions."
YES!!! Women need to lift each other up. There are many tables, and many seats at those tables. There is room for all of us. I'm fortunate to work in an environment that champions women, and for a very supportive CEO, as are many of my friends and colleagues. But not all of us are in that position.
Those of you in a position to make change - my friends and colleagues Michelle Strasburger and Joanna Young, and my fellow panelists Kristy Wallace, Jeanette Maister (Leeds) and Kathryn Minshew - and many others - keep up this very important work!
Originally published on LinkedIn.
Tracie Sponenberg is SVP, HR for The Granite Group, a full-service wholesale distributor of plumbing, heating, cooling, water and propane supplies based in Concord, NH. Responsible for leading all HR functions for 34 locations and nearly 500 employees, throughout New England, she has gained a broad HR background across a wide range of industries in more than 20 years in HR, with much of her career focused on working with CEOs to develop strategic people strategies to help the organizations grow. She began her career in HR while in college, interning with a global public transportation company but found she could have the most impact on the business in smaller, private companies. Tracie has a BA in Psychology from Holy Cross, and a MA in Human Resources from Framingham State University. She is SPHR and SHRM-SCP certified, teaches the SHRM certification course at SNHU, is a member of the SHRM Special Expertise Panel and is Co-Organizer of DisruptHR NH.
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