Solutionsology.com Subscribe on iTunes, Stitcher, and TuneIn Follow us on Twitter @Solutionsology_ Catch other awesome archives Background: Joann S. Lublin is management news editor for The Wall Street Journal. She writes about such issues as executive pay, corporate governance and CEO succession. "Your Executive Career,'' her advice column, appears monthly. In 2003, she was part of a Journal team awarded the Pulitzer Prize for stories about corporate scandals. Ms. Lublin is the author of a forthcoming book called "Earning it: Hard-Won Lessons from Trailblazing Women at the Top of the Business World.'' It describes leadership lessons from 52 high-level female corporate executives, based on career obstacles they overcame. Nearly two-thirds of the women interviewed are experienced public company CEOs.