Career Development Women

Play It Forward details the remarkable journey of Joan Barnes, founder and former CEO of Gymboree, and how she learned to align her inner life with outward success. Forty years ago Joan Barnes founded a play center in a church basement with $3,000. Determined to enable women to achieve personal and entrepreneurial success, Barnes led Gymboree to become an innovative leader in a new industry: activity-based early childhood development.

From the co founder of the Vera Bradley empire, a practical and inspiring book that shows women how to awaken their full potential at any age.

So you want to be a great mum and, ideally, a rich one too? Welcome to Million Pound Mum. This is the first in a range of audiobooks offering constructive advice on how to start a business, but still be a great mum and have fun while doing it. Together with great advice, this audiobook also contains the experiences and tips of over 100 mums who have all successfully started their own companies. Some have reached the Million Pound Mum goal and others are well on the way.

Learn the secrets behind becoming a better human. One thing that's not a secret? Doing so is a full-time job. It takes discipline to become a better human in your own life. Better Human is not just a book; it's a branded movement to help you excel at everything you do in life.

Few are prepared for managing across cultures, and the costs of cultural blind spots can spin out of control - from lawsuits to lost opportunities. Forged in the fire of clashing cultures and living on four continents, Dr. Zweifel developed a fool-proof methodology for managing successfully across borders.

This fresh, empowering, and fully comprehensive guide is the must-have handbook for every working mom! Caitlin Friedman and Kimberly Yorio have helped readers find their dream jobs, be a boss without being bitchy, and even start companies of their own. But what happens when a career girl becomes a mom and her world turns upside down? Can you maintain your ambition and momentum at work while still being the kind of parent you want to be? Of course you can!

Why life is harder on American families than it's been in decades? This book takes the blame away from moms and puts it where it really belongs. Pressed for time and money, unable to find decent affordable daycare, wracked with guilt at falling short of the mythic supermom ideal-working and non-working American mothers alike have it harder today than they have in decades, and they are worse off than many of their peers around the world. Why? Because they're raising their kids in a family-unfriendly nation.

Das Gefühl, nicht gut genug zu sein. Selbstzweifel, die sie nachts nicht schlafen lassen. So sieht Miriams Alltag aus. Im Job will sie weiterkommen, traut sich aber nicht, im Meeting ihre Meinung zu sagen. Wenn ihr Kollege ihr einen fiesen Spruch aufdrückt, würde sie nichts lieber, als schlagfertig kontern, aber in dem Moment ist ihr Kopf wie leergefegt und den interessanten Kollegen aus der anderen Abteilung anzusprechen traut sie sich schon gar nicht. Miriam hätte so gern mehr Vertrauen in sich.

Die Schlagfertigkeit von uns Frauen wird regelmäßig auf die Probe gestellt. Besonders dann, wenn die Männer in unserem Leben mal wieder das letzte Wort haben müssen und uns die Welt erklären wollen. Und wir? Lassen sie damit zu oft durchkommen. Dabei sind es nicht selten Ladys, die den Laden zusammenhalten und sich bei genauerem Hinsehen als wahre Superheldinnen des Alltags entpuppen. Höchste Zeit also, dass wir uns unserer stärksten Seiten bewusst werden und den Erklärbären dieser Welt das Tanzen beibringen!

Business is personal. A statement on life as a business owner. Being the leader of your own life is the greatest lesson in business. Your business is personal, as it is yours. We live in a fast-paced, overconnected world. Relying on your own instincts and knowing the dreams you hold for your version of success, ambition and happiness will ensure you have the life you want and not the life you compare yourself with.

You know startups are hard, but what is it like to fail, or have a falling out with your co-founder, or to go through hundreds of pitches in an effort get funded? In Tech Boss Lady, Adriana Gascoigne dives into the gritty, raw side of startups. She shares her own story - of defying Silicon Valley's boy's club and founding the largest organization for female entrepreneurs in the world - as well as candid true tales from more than 20 leading women in tech. The result: a no-nonsense guide for the entrepreneur, intrapreneur, and Tech Boss Lady within each of us.

Economist and award-winning author Sylvia Ann Hewlett blends vivid stories with powerful new data in assessing the impact of the #MeToo movement in corporate America and provides concrete action to help executives and companies create more inclusive and safe work environments for women, people of color, and LGBTQ employees. While the #MeToo movement has exposed the enormous harm done by sexual misconduct in the workplace, the movement’s full promise has not been fulfilled, Sylvia Ann Hewlett argues.

Are you constantly battling workplace stress and anxiety? Do you struggle to juggle the demands of your career and personal life? In today's fast-paced world, workplace stress has become an all-too-common experience for women. The pressures of deadlines, demanding schedules, and high expectations can leave you feeling exhausted and burnt out.

Balancing work, family, and your inner life! Dr. Borysenko gets to the heart of how busy women can find a center of inner peace even when life is swirling like a cyclone around them. You will learn how to manage your energy, say no without feeling guilty, honor and respect yourself as a prerequisite for loving and caring for others, make peace with the past, welcome change, and find your courage.

When activist Nell Merlino decides something needs to change, she throws everything she has into changing it, whether it is raising the visibility of girls or helping women build their microbusinesses into million-dollar enterprises. Her many campaigns have helped women make dreams come true and Stepping Out of Line is Merlino's bold manifesto for women to get what they want in their lives.

Chelette, a trainer, coach, and speaker imparts her proprietary strategies that can take any woman from being overwhelmed to awesome. She deduces that women can have it all, just not at the same time. Instead she offers her original concept of ego-RHYTHM, which allows women to delve into defining what is most important during their various stages of life, then teaches them how to set a main focus, re-structure their lives for better work-life balance, and put an end to the crazy-making lifestyle.

Trying to be confident in today’s world is tough. Brutal, actually. When was the last time you got on social media and thought, “Man, that really helped me feel better about myself?" Give me a break! Sound familiar? Then, hop in; we’re going for a ride. Okay, so you’ve got some confidence issues. Of course you do! Who doesn’t these days?

Recounting the pivotal moments that helped launch Ruth Zukerman as the breakout star of the boutique fitness world, Riding High is a reminder that the greatest success stories often start in the unlikeliest of places.

Amy Cohen always imagined that by age 30 she would be juggling a thriving career, a devoted English husband, and two adorable children who had shag haircuts and a room in their loft where they could play the drums. But at 35, as she struggled to come to terms with the loss of her adored mother, she found herself "between jobs" (she'd been fired), "between boyfriends" (she'd been dumped), and "between apartments".

Does 'me time' sound mythical? Is 'having it all' an exhausting joke? Are you forever seeking space to breathe? "Flourish" provides you with a simple plan to avoid burnout, maintain balance and live life as your most productive, fulfilled and happiest self. Whether you're after that business win, seeking more quality family time, at a transitional point in your life or just want to stop collapsing into bed at the end of each day, the Energy-SCAPE model will help you hop off life's treadmill and achieve rapid success in the areas of your life that matter most.