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HBR’s 10 Must Reads on Women and Leadership, Updated and Expanded (featuring “Stop Telling Women They Have Impostor Syndrome” by Ruchika T. Malhotra and Jodi-Ann Burey)
Overcome the unique challenges that women face at work.
If you read nothing else on women and leadership, read this book. We’ve chosen a new selection of current and classic Harvard Business Review articles that will help you understand the barriers holding women back, ensure their voices are heard, and create a path forward for aspiring female leaders.
This book will inspire you to:
- Challenge stereotypes about women’s leadership and vision
- Root out bias in organizational processes, from hiring to promotion
- Practice inclusive leadership, especially in male-dominated industries
- Embed sponsorship into leadership development
- Invest in on-the-job learning opportunities
- Work collaboratively to drive change
This collection of articles includes “How to Close the Gender Gap,” by Colleen Ammerman and Boris Groysberg; “Make Yourself Heard,” an interview with Deborah Tannen by Amy Bernstein, Sarah Green Carmichael, and Nicole Torres; “Women and the Vision Thing,” by Herminia Ibarra and Otilia Obodaru; “Stop Telling Women They Have Impostor Syndrome,” by Ruchika T. Malhotra and Jodi-Ann Burey; “Dig, Bridge, Collectively Act,” by Tina Opie and Beth A. Livingston; “The Memo Every Woman Keeps in Her Desk,” by Kathleen Reardon; “How Women Can Get Comfortable Playing Politics at Work,” by Lisa Zigarmi, Julie Diamond, and Lesli Mones; “What’s Really Holding Women Back?,” by Robin J. Ely and Irene Padavic; “The Secrets of Successful Female Networkers,” by Harvard Business Review; “How to Do Sponsorship Right,” by Herminia Ibarra; “Achieve DEI Goals Without DEI Programs,” by Frank Dobbin and Alexandra Kalev; “Does the Tech Industry Need a Reboot?,” an interview with Telle Whitney by Alison Beard; “Are You Taking on Too Many Non-Promotable Tasks?,” by Linda Babcock, Brenda Peyser, Lise Vesterlund, and Laurie Weingart; and “How Women Can Win in the Workplace,” by Kweilin Ellingrud, Lareina Yee, and María del Mar Martínez.
HBR’s 10 Must Reads are definitive collections of classic ideas, practical advice, and essential thinking from the pages of Harvard Business Review. Exploring topics like disruptive innovation, emotional intelligence, and new technology in our ever-evolving world, these books empower any leader to make bold decisions and inspire others.
This Updated and Expanded edition features new, breakthrough articles, additional short-form pieces, and a detailed discussion guide to give you and your team the tools you need for sustained success.
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Jolted: Why We Quit, When to Stay, and Why It Matters
‘A master class’
― Adam Grant‘An essential guide’
― Annie DukeThe new science of why we quit, whether we should, and how to make the right choices for our work and lives, by the organizational psychologist who predicted the Great Resignation
Most of us are just one event away from leaving our job. Conventional wisdom and lists of the “top reasons people quit their jobs” would have us believe that people quit when the toxic elements of their jobs grow too big or when they spot a better professional opportunity. But that’s only half the story. In reality, quitting is often triggered by a single event, inside or outside our jobs, that stops us in our tracks and causes us to rethink our relationship with work.
These events are what organizational psychologist Anthony Klotz calls “jolts,” and they are the most underacknowledged realities in our work lives today. Jolts represent pivotal moments in our careers, and yet all too often, we respond to them in ways that harm our well-being and success. In Jolted, Klotz breaks down the different types of jolts we encounter and provides a road map to help us navigate them in ways that improve, rather than derail, our pursuit of the good life through our work.
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Runnin’ Down a Dream
‘Fantastic. A variety of useful insights and examples that converge into one story that underlies remarkable success in nearly any field: The relentless hunger to learn about the thing you love’ James Clear, #1 New York Times bestselling author of Atomic Habits
‘Schools never teach a how to find work you love class. Bill Gurley clearly maps the path with sharp insights and real tools. Strongly recommended’ Tony Fadell, iPod inventor, iPhone co-inventor, Nest founder, New York Times bestselling author of Build
‘Wicked smart and original, Bill pulls apart success stories and reverse engineers them for us. Thank you, Bill!’ Jeff Bezos, found of Amazon
__________Humans spend an estimated 80,000 hours of their lives at work. Shouldn’t that time be spent doing something you love? How can you avoid the trap of career regret?
Today, Bill Gurley is known for his successful investments in companies like Uber. But before he found his dream job in venture capital, Gurley came close to falling into a trap that affects millions: “career regret.” Family pressure and a broken education system push too many young people onto a conveyer belt where the destination is a small subset of idealized “safe” jobs. But, as new research by Gurley and the Wharton School of Business shows, 6 in 10 people are likely to regret their career choice years down the road.
For the past two decades, Gurley has observed people who have climbed to the top in fields ranging from technology to hospitality to entertainment―and who radiate joy in their chosen field. Why did they thrive while others floundered? Is there a formula to finding your dream job?
In Runnin’ Down a Dream, Gurley breaks down the components of success, identifying six key tenets that will set young people up for flourishing, purpose-filled careers. From chasing your curiosity and honing your craft to going where the action Is to always giving back, Gurley brings them to life – through his own captivating, straight-talk voice and revealing stories of a handful of iconic individuals who epitomize them.
‘Life,’ as Gurley’s writes, ‘is a use-it-or-lose-it proposition.’ A much-needed corrective to talk of ‘lazy jobs’ and ‘quiet quitting,’ this book will inspire a new generation to step off the conveyer belt, find the things that make them insatiably curious, and turn those fascinations into a thriving career―where the work doesn’t feel like work at all.
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