Take Back Your Power
10 New Rules for Women at Work
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5.0 • 2 Ratings
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- $14.99
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- $14.99
Publisher Description
You can't make the world fair, but you can take back your power.
As a woman in Silicon Valley who worked her way to the top of the corporate ladder--she's a former VP at Facebook and the current president and CEO of Ancestry--Deborah Liu knows firsthand the challenges and obstacles in the workplace that keep the deck stacked against women in the workplace . . . and the ways to overcome them.
For every woman who grew up competing on the uneven playing field, who is told she is too aggressive, assertive, dramatic, or emotional, this book is the battle cry you need to learn to thrive within the system that exists today, even if it's not the one we wish it were.
Take Back Your Power presents both hard data and Liu's personal experiences from twenty years as a woman leader in the male-dominated tech industry to help you:
Find your voice, learn how to ask, and achieve what you want in a system that isn't fair and wasn't created for youDebunk the negative connotations of "power" and harness it for your own successDiscover how to be heard, seen, and taken more seriously at work by getting out of your own wayOvercome the lie that success is only achieved alone by finding the four types of allies you need to reach your goalsBecome a great leader without losing yourself in the process
You have the power to change the future of work for yourself--and for women everywhere.
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It's possible for women to "rebalance the equation and to take back our power," writes Ancestry CEO Liu in her inspiring debut, a guide "to changing yourself while changing the world." She recounts her experience in the early aughts climbing the corporate ladder, working at PayPal, eBay, and as v-p at Facebook before landing at Ancestry. No matter where she worked, though, Liu felt like the "odd ‘man' out" as the only woman. To help other women become "leaders equal to men," she offers 10 rules, including charting one's own course (breaking a goal into "achievable units with monthly or quarterly milestones" can help), learning to forgive (since workplace conflict is "inevitable"), developing allies (such as mentors, sponsors, and a circle of coworkers with shared interests), and creating balance at home ("a strong partnership at home is the rock on which you build your career"). The book also includes great interviews with high-powered women: the experience of Ellen Ochoa, the first Latina woman in space, is a case study in making one's voice heard, and Sylvia Acevedo, one of "America's Top 50 Women in Tech" per Forbes, "never allow others to underestimate her." Practical and wise, this is a worthy addition to the body of work on empowering women.
