You leaned in like a palm tree in a hurricane. You cracked the confidence code. You’re determined not to be a nice girl, but a #GirlBoss. You’ve learned you can’t have it all, but you still try anyway. You know all of this. You’ve read the books, downloaded the apps, vision boarded and journaled your way to oblivion and back, to no avail.

Whether you’re stuck in middle management, stalled in mid-career, or mulling over a major career change, sometimes the proverbial glass ceiling feels very real indeed—a barrier keeping you from fulfilling your potential. Unlike other books, which focus on fixing you, Kick Some Glass empowers you to break through your glass ceiling and guides you toward understanding your context and uncovering what you really want, what your definition of success is, what your values are, and how to set the goals to reach your potential.

This is no one-size-fits-all career guide. It’s a top-to-bottom, inside-out, do-it-yourself makeover with the focus completely on you. In each chapter, you’ll be asked to evaluate specific parts of your work life, home life, personal strengths and weaknesses, past history and present obstacles, both internal and external so you can:

“Kick Some Glass is a blueprint for women to learn what we’ve always known we were capable of: leading authentic, remarkable careers on our own terms.”

— CHRISTINE DUFFY, President, Carnival Cruise Line

“Not your typical career advice book for women. Jennifer Martineau and Portia Mount give you refreshing, practical advice you can use to define your career and personal success on your terms. The book features hands- on activities and sharp insights from successful leaders that encourage you to explore your talents, beliefs, and experiences that may have remained hidden but are centers of strength.”

— Tyra Mariani, Executive Vice President, New America

“Whether you are looking to change your career or get more out of the one you have, Kick Some Glass offers refreshingly practical advice that actually works. The authors draw on their own experiences, along with those of leaders with a wide array of backgrounds, to produce a book that is compelling and useful.”

— Jen Gresham, Founder, Everyday Bright

“Becoming an influential leader isn’t a mystery or the result of lucky breaks. In Kick Some Glass, leadership experts and practitioners Jennifer Martineau and Portia Mount share research- based, actionable practices to help women build the self- clarity, intention, and agency they require to become the leaders they aspire to be—now.”

— Lisa Kay Solomon, Chair, Transformational Practices and Leadership, Singularity University, and coauthor of Moments of Impact and Design a Better Business

JENNIFER W. MARTINEAU is senior vice president of research, evaluation, and societal advancement at the Center for Creative Leadership (CCL). She is also a speaker, author, mother, and passionate advocate for women’s leadership. She holds a PhD in industrial and organizational psychology from The Pennsylvania State University.

PORTIA R. MOUNT is vice president and global leader of strategic marketing at Ingersoll Rand. She is a former senior vice president of global marketing and chief of staff at CCL, where she served for over a decade. A sought-after executive coach, she speaks and writes on career and lifestyle issues for working mothers. She holds an MA in cultural anthropology from the University of Wisconsin-Madison and an MBA from Wake Forest University School of Business.

For additional resources on women’s leadership and breaking through the glass ceiling, head to the Center for Creative Leadership (CCL)™. www.ccl.org/women