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Regardless of your age, gender, industry, or company size, you will eventually need to exit from your business. How well you exit is largely dependent upon how well and early you plan. This book is meant to help prepare you and your firm for an exit based on your own terms.
Your business exit will likely be the biggest financial transaction of your life, and for the majority, you have one shot at doing it right. The tools and checklists in this...
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Succeeding in business and in life as a woman is a challenge. Many women, especially women of color, have sacrificed relationships, interests, personal growth, and even their health to advance their careers.
Aster Angagaw is an Ethiopian-American Black woman who put herself through college and eventually became CEO of Healthcare North America at Sodexo and then President of ServiceMaster Brands- both multibillion-dollar companies.
We Are So Much...
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To realize your business dream and succeed wildly on your terms, you need a damn attitude and a DAMN plan. As you work your DAMN plan, you gain confidence and resolve by tracking, analyzing, and understanding the impact of your decisions and your actions. If you are an existing business owner or have been dreaming of becoming an entrepreneur and are willing to do what it takes, this is the book for you.
The DAMN Plan is laced with stories, reflections,...
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From one of Time Magazine's "Forty Most Influential Minds in Technology" comes an essential collection of candid, first-hand accounts of women in technology.
Women in technology are on the rise in both power and numbers, and now it's more important than ever to not lose that momentum, to "lean in" and close the gender gap. Although they make up half of the population, only 14% of engineers in the United States are women. They take the seeds of technological...
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Being a great female leader is harder than ever. In the first year of the COVID-19 pandemic, nearly three million women left the U.S. workforce. Women face unique career challenges that include lacking confidence, playing small, working harder for less pay, and failing to strategize. Combined with social pressures, systemic issues, and family life, these hurdles are causing higher rates of burnout than ever before.
Reclaiming the Fire in Your Belly...
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Chris-Tia Donaldson knows what it means to beat the odds. Going from the inner city of Detroit to the Ivy League to founding a successful hair care company and facing brutal trials like breast cancer along the way, she embodies the strength so many women in America aspire to have - and knows how the challenges women face can create remarkable perspective, calm, and understanding.
In This is Only a Test, Chris-Tia reflects on her journey as a black...
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Women experiencing menopause make up one fourth of the workforce. And yet, less than one percent of businesses have any support or policies in place for these women. "Working Through Menopause" highlights menopause as a workplace issue-not just a woman's issue-that impacts employees, businesses, and the bottom line.
Women over the age of 50 are one of the fastest growing demographics in the workplace. Understanding their unique challenges will help...
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Starting over is overwhelming. But it can also be the biggest adventure of your life. For women, moving up the career ladder is more often a case of falling behind their male counterparts. Worry, no more — here is the guide you need to get to the top without losing your footing by gaining the secrets for more earning power and purpose!
Nora Ellen understands what it means to have to start over, by circumstance or by choice. Having remade herself...
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From the outside, you have it all: the advanced degree and fulfilling career, the loving family and nice home. But inside, it's a different story. Student loans and credit card debt still follow you around, and living paycheck to paycheck feels like you've missed an important memo only your financially free counterparts received.
You're relying on the next promotion and big raise to feel better about your finances, but what if making more money...
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A short non-fictional work that describes how you can take a business idea to reality, even during tumultuous times. This guide can give you the jump start you need in an easily digestible format. Often times you feel like starting your own business is a daunting task. However this true inspirational story shows you how to move forward and offers the resources you need to do it!
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Smart, talented, ambitious women still don't face a level playing field when it comes to reaching their full potential in the workplace.
Advice to My Younger Me: Career Lessons from 100 Successful Women is the guidebook you need to change that.
For over twenty years, award-winning career coach Sara Holtz has been helping women advance in their careers. Since creating her top-rated podcast, Advice to My Younger Me, she has interviewed more than 100...
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We Don't Want Much Out of Life. We Want More. 32 women across eight decades answer the same seven questions. You will be amazed at how women in seasons of life answer these profound questions. You will learn and laugh out loud. Other stories will touch your heart and take your breath away. No matter where you are on your path, let these stories remind you of what is possible. If you are in a comfort zone or worse, a discomfort zone, you will discover...
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Originally published in 1998. A practical, positive and forward-thinking guide for women managers who want to capitalize on the new 'cooperative' ways of working in the organization of today - and the future. The 90s are proving a significant time of change in the world of management. Organizations are increasingly having to look at new ways of working, as the new management philosophies of success stress cooperation, teamwork, motivation and encouragement...
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Inspiring women are all around us, and I invite you to take notice of their brilliance and the difference they make in our world. This group of contributing authors has demonstrated longevity in their commitment to excellence, moving through difficult challenges, and overcoming personal and professional obstacles. It's our hope that you enjoy their stories and are touched and moved in a way that you, too, choose to be inspiring to others.
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Shift Into Thrive provides six resilience-building strategies that women use successfully to thrive in the face of career challenges. These six powerful strategies, practical action steps, and inspiring stories from women around the world will enable you to create a career accompanied by growth, success, and satisfaction. Resilient women overcome obstacles and create the extraordinary careers they both desire and deserve. The ability to thrive in...
16) Fast Forward
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&;Ensuring the full participation of women and girls is the great unfinished business of the twenty-first century. The stories in this book of people making a difference give me hope. We can use our power and purpose to help all women. And once we do, we can fast-forward to a better world for all.&; &; from the foreword by Hillary Rodham Clinton &;[Fast Forward] outlines a female power action plan: how to find yours and use...
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Este libro colaborativo recoge los puntos de vista, historias y conocimientos sobre liderazgo femenino de 30 personas de 13 países de Latinoamérica, con distintas formaciones, trayectorias profesionales, culturas y experiencias de vida, pero coincidiendo en la pasión por la dirección de proyectos. Algunos capítulos son de investigación, mientras otros expresan ideas, anécdotas y recomendaciones de los coautores, dejando su huella, transmitiendo...
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Please note: This is a companion version & not the original book.
Book Preview: #1 The Slippery Slope of Silencings is the phenomenon where people of both genders pop up at events to hold forth on irrelevant things and conspiracy theories, but the out-and-out confrontational confidence of the totally ignorant is, in my experience, gendered.
#2 The presumption that women are unnecessary is a war that every woman faces every day. It is a belief...
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En el marco del 50 Aniversario del IPADE, el Centro de investigación de la Mujer en la Alta Dirección,CIMAD, publica en colaboración con LID Editorial Mexicana. Este título tiene como misión presentar la historia y la evolución de la empresaria y ejecutiva en México y el mundo, así como el compromiso de las empresas para incluir el talento femenino y crear ecosistemas más incluyentes que favorezcan el desarrollo integral de la persona. El...
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Get the Summary of Katty Kay & Claire Shipman's The Confidence Code in 20 minutes. Please note: This is a summary & not the original book. "The Confidence Code" by Katty Kay and Claire Shipman explores the concept of confidence, particularly among women, across various professional and personal contexts. The authors delve into the experiences of female athletes, military personnel, and high-profile leaders like Hillary Clinton, Elaine Chao, and Christine...
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