10/16/2026
Who really gets ahead at work? If it were purely about performance, the numbers might look different.
Grant Thorntonās 2026 Women in Business research found that women held 31% of senior leadership roles at U.S. companies, down from 35% two years ago. The 2025 Women in the Workplace report from McKinsey and LeanIn.Org found that only about a third of women who worked mostly remotely had been promoted in the past two years or had a sponsor. More than half of women who worked mostly on-site had.
Visibility, proximity, and relationships often shape careers in ways that never make it onto a performance review.
In her Executive Roundtable, workplace culture expert, TEDx speaker, and Culture Blooming author Abi Adamson examined the hidden dynamics behind who gets heard, recognized, promoted, and trusted, and what leaders can do about it.
š Catch the replay on October 21 at the link in our bio!