I Wish I'd Known This : 6 Career-Accelerating Secrets for Women Leaders / Brenda Wensil and Kathryn Heath.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Wensil, Brenda, author.

Heath, Kathryn, 1949- author.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Career development.

Women--Vocational guidance.

Women.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (192 p.)

Edition:

First edition.

Place of Publication:

Oakland, CA : Berrett-Koehler Publishers, Inc., [2022]

Summary:

Uncover the six blind spots that derail women's career paths and learn strategies to effectively overcome them for an impactful, sustainable career.Professional women are subject to blind spots-obstacles that can minimize career potential, impact, or advancement. Some women end up drifting instead of driving through their careers, going it alone instead of building a posse, and leaving their reputationality (that special something we are known for) to chance.Authors and executive coaches Brenda Wensil and Kathryn Heath have spent decades coaching more than 800 women and working with women executives, middle managers, and professionals across industries and age groups. In this book, they outline six challenges women commonly face on their professional journeys and map a way to accelerate through them for higher-impact careers. Readers will learn how toSet a vision, strategy, and plan for their careersLearn who they are, what they offer, and how to tell their storiesSeek and act on feedback to guide their pathsPrepare and practice for the best outcomesEnlist help and support from othersEffective women leaders inspire innovation, sustain profitability, manage risk, and create environments for inclusion and diversity to increase. Chock full of strategies, stories, and practical skills, this book will hasten a woman's progress and impact as a professional woman and liberate her to excel in her career on her own terms.

Contents:

Cover

Title

Copyright

Dedication

Contents

INTRODUCTION: Broom on Fire

CHAPTER ONE: Career Drift You Need a Vision, Strategies, and a Plan

CHAPTER TWO: Lack of Self-Awareness Know Who You Are and How You Land with Others

CHAPTER THREE: Vague Reputationality Get Known for Something and Tell Your Story

CHAPTER FOUR: Operating on Autopilot Install a Career GPS

CHAPTER FIVE: Missing the Point of Preparation Be Strategic about the Outcome You Want

CHAPTER SIX: Trying to Go It Alone Assemble a Posse

CHAPTER SEVEN: Before We Go The Deliberate Career

CONCLUSION: Light Your Own Broom

Discussion Guide

Notes

Acknowledgments

Index

About the Authors

About Bravanti.

Notes:

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ISBN:

9781523000982

1523000988