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Record Nr.

UNINA9910157831303321

Autore

Sachs Wendy

Titolo

Fearless and free : how smart women pivot and relaunch their careers / / Wendy Sachs

Pubbl/distr/stampa

New York : , : AMACOM, American Management Association, , [2017]

�2017

ISBN

0-8144-3770-2

Edizione

[1st edition]

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (xii, 225 pages)

Collana

Gale eBooks

Disciplina

650.1082

Soggetti

Women - Vocational guidance

Career changes

Career development

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Includes index.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Nota di contenuto

Introduction -- Change your words: boost your brand -- Strike a pose and feel the power -- Create your own serendipity -- Networking in the girls' lounge: the power of connections -- Falling from the top: rising with resilience -- Congratulations, you're fired! -- Flipping off failure -- Iterate. meditate. repeat -- Mothers of re-invention -- Branding is not bragging -- Getting back in -- What's your story?

Sommario/riassunto

We all need to think more like entrepreneurs. Seeking and seizing opportunities, boldly taking risks, quickly changing course—achieving success today requires the kind of action-first, fake-it-‘til-you-make-it ethos celebrated in the tech industry. This formula is not typically a female one. Women tend to be cautious. We overthink our next moves, become paralyzed by fear, and simply don’t act . We might be safer . . . but we’re also stuck. But, what if women embraced the startup model? What if we had the confidence to take chances, even if we knew we may fail fabulously? What if instead of agonizing over which step to take, we leapt forward quickly? Fearless and Free empowers women, showing us how we can all use lessons from Silicon Valley to pivot in our careers—and unlock a world of possibilities. Author Wendy Sachs talked to a wide range of women who faced down fears, roadblocks, and failures…to reinvent themselves. Spanning industries and ages—from



media maven Jill Abramson to Aminatou Sow of the Tech LadyMafia—the book weaves their insights and experiences together with current research and actionable advice. You’ll learn how to: Capitalize on your skills and expand them Grow comfortable with being uncomfortable Sell your story Engineer serendipity Nurture your network Shake off setbacks Brand yourself—without bragging Build momentum Compete with digital natives And more Being disciplined is no match for being disruptive. Whether you want out of a shrinking industry or into a business of your own creation, Fearless and Free helps you dream big—and act now.