Career Development Women

Have you ever been thrust into a surprising place of leadership? Are you looking for a mentor who has had similar experiences? Ebony S. Small is a young leader with a wealth of experience in both churches and organizations. She's got practical and biblical wisdom to offer whether you are just starting or are looking for a fresh start in your life and leadership. Every life experience - good, bad, or indifferent - is a distinct marker that God used to hardwire you for purpose and help you lead from an authentic and healthy place.

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.

Discover how you can successfully manage your time as a busy mom to make sure you win at life every day. If you’re like many women, time management is a constant struggle for you as you juggle the demands of daily life...and you need to be Superwoman if you’re going to balance all your commitments and give everything your very best. But if your superpowers are waning, and you’re struggling to cope with your entire workload, you’ll become an unhappy, stressed-out mom - not good for you, your kids, or your partner.

Ever wonder how you can pursue your passions while still being the best mom you can be? Debra Kasowski, entrepreneurial mom extraordinaire, shares the principles and practices, lessons and tools to growing a sustainable business that integrates relationships, family, and your authentic self. From knowing who you are and owning it, to growing and strengthening your position in the marketplace, this book helps you transform your passions into a business, and guides you in surviving the winds of change.

Embolden Women: Unapologetically Me is a book to influence and inspire women and girls to break the barrier of so-called societal norms for women. The goal is to teach women to live life on their own terms with courage and confidence, without being controlled by other mindsets, while having the power to deal with consequences instead of someone else driving their life.

Just as there is halftime in sports, most of us need to take a moment and reflect on critical talking points and disruptive forces in our life at halftime. The decisions you make at halftime will largely determine how you will live the rest of your life. Will you merely face into the second half of life, operating with a tired and outdated strategy, living on autopilot? Or will you successfully reinvent yourself and climb to your personal peak of Hero Mountain?

Are you caught in a cycle of confusion, uncertainty, and pain? Knocked Down, Set Straight will take you on a transformational journey of turning your life's pain into your ultimate gain! In this hilarious guide to mindfulness, spiritual teacher and thought leader Lynita Mitchell-Blackwell, Esq. serves up ways to balance your mind (IQ), heart (EQ), and soul (SQ) and merge them into what she eloquently explains as the aggregate intelligence quotient (AQ)™.

Strategies for Being Visible: 14 Profile-Raising Ideas for Emerging Female Leaders is a practical audiobook providing inspiration for women in early and middle leadership positions. The book will help motivate and equip them with the confidence, skills, and strategies they require to be more visible at work and raise their profile.

Stand Up addresses the growing need for women to enter the narrative of how American culture is presently being shaped and leave their mark on a world screaming for relevance, excellence, and truth. Stand Up is a battle cry for women to take a posture of readiness and action, determine their purpose, plan for successes, and overcome the loneliness that threatens this silent majority.

Achieve success. Create balance. Experience fulfillment. It’s the elusive trifecta every working woman desperately seeks. Do you find yourself trying to be everything to everyone? Do you run yourself ragged but still feel something is missing? The struggle is real and all too common. Paula Brown Stafford and Lisa T. Grimes are two award-winning, c-suite executives who together have accumulated 60 plus years of work experience at the highest levels, 60 years of marriage, and raised four successful children.

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!

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.

This ultimate guide will teach you everything you need to know in order to handle being a busy woman...without sacrificing self care! There’s a life out there for you where you don’t have to sacrifice anything: you can care for yourself, your kids, and your job without struggle. You have abundant time for just you, and your relationships with balance, spirituality, and health are thriving like never before. You’re no longer weighed down with unhealthy habits or unfair responsibilities. Instead, you’re free to enjoy life while being the busy, awesome woman you are. Doesn’t that sound amazing?

Written by Cheryl Liew-Chng, award-winning global HR consultant on work-life issues and professional development, The 24-Hour Woman offers wisdom and tools from successful women around the globe. The 24-Hour Woman shares strategies for navigating life by focusing first on legacy. Then it lays out case studies and simple daily changes to help you thrive - starting today - and extending through every 24-hour period you live.

Systemic racism may have started hundreds of years ago, but it remains very much alive today. Racism and sexism threaten and subdue countless strong and amazing women. They hinder confidence and growth and replace them with self-doubt and inferiority. But this needs to stop. Truth is, you have always had what it takes to break this cycle and use the stones thrown at you as your own weapon of awareness and self-discovery. And with this guidebook on success, specifically designed for you, you are on to better and brighter things.

As companies expand their international operations, smart women who are prepared to pursue opportunities overseas can dramatically accelerate their careers, enjoying high-profile projects, bigger promotions, and impressive financial rewards. Get Ahead by Going Abroad is the go-to resource that reveals how women, single or married, can leverage this trend to showcase their skills and move up quickly on their own terms.

When it comes to negotiation, there is an ugly double standard. As women, if we make concessions to further a deal, we're viewed as weak. But if we play hardball, we can be seen as overly aggressive - and the strategy backfires. No wonder most women hate negotiating.

Women in today's advanced capitalist societies are encouraged to "lean in." The media and government champion women's empowerment. In a cultural climate where women can seemingly have it all, why do so many successful professional women - lawyers, financial managers, teachers, engineers, and others - give up their careers after having children and become stay-at-home mothers? How do they feel about their decision and what do their stories tell us about contemporary society?

Executive Motherhood provides a one-of-a-kind toolkit for women who want to upgrade both their professional ambitions and their family lives. Ashley Quinto Powell combines 20 years of experience as an entrepreneur and executive, 10 years of raising two stellar kids, and the satisfaction of being married to a very hunky husband to the inspiring stories, practical tips, and unparalleled advice contained within.

Der feministische Klassiker für ehrgeizige Frauen. Obwohl immer mehr Frauen eine Karriere anstreben und die familiären Aufgaben mit ihren Partnern teilen, sieht es in den höheren Management-Kreisen weiterhin dramatisch aus: in den deutschen Chefetagen sind gerade einmal 3% der Führungskräfte weiblich. Nicht so Sheryl Sandberg: als Geschäftsführerin bei Facebook kann sie auf eine erfolgreiche Karriere zurückblicken, unter anderem bei Google und in der Regierung, während sie neben dem Beruf noch zwei Kinder großzieht.