Book description
Inspiring conversations, advancing together.
Women often face unique challenges in the workplace, from navigating the wage gap and facing unfair biases to coping with interrupting colleagues and worrying about imposter syndrome. How can you rise above it all and forge a clear path to success? The HBR Women at Work Series Collection brings together strategies and advice to help women advance in their careers.
This specially priced collection features You, the Leader, which examines how you can stand out as an aspiring female leader while overcoming the obstacles you face as you chart your way to the top; Speak Up, Speak Out, which will help you be heard in conversations large and small and discover ways to raise issues without raising your voice; and Making Real Connections, which will take you beyond transactional networking and superficial small talk to create valuable work relationships built on trust. Featuring detailed discussion guides, this collection will spark important conversations about where we're at and how to move forward.
The HBR Women at Work series spotlights the real challenges and opportunities women experience throughout their careers. With interviews from the popular podcast of the same name and related articles, stories, and research, these books provide inspiration and advice for taking on topics at work like inequity, advancement, and building community. Featuring detailed discussion guides, this series will help you spark important conversations about where we're at and how to move forward.
Table of contents
- Contents
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Making Real Connections
- Title Page
- Copyright
- Contents
- Introduction: Move Beyond Small Talk and Make a Real Connection
- SECTION ONE: Real Connections Begin with Trust
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SECTION TWO: Genuine Networking
- 6. Networking Doesn’t Have to Be a Drag
- 7. Five Misconceptions About Networking
- 8. Remote Networking as a Person of Color
- 9. Do Women’s Networking Events Move the Needle on Equality?
- 10. How to Protect Your Time Without Alienating Your Network
- 11. How to Maintain Your Professional Network over the Years
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SECTION THREE: Why Sponsorship Matters
- 12. Sponsorship: Defining the Relationship
- 13. Sponsors Need to Stop Acting Like Mentors
- 14. Make Yourself Sponsor-Worthy
- 15. Don’t Underestimate the Power of Women Supporting Each Other at Work
- 16. Want to Be a Better Manager? Get a Protégé
- 17. What Men Can Do to Be Better Mentors and Sponsors to Women
- SECTION FOUR: Making Work Friendships Work
- Notes
- Index
- Discussion Guide
- About the Contributors
- About the Podcast
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Speak Up, Speak Out
- Title Page
- Copyright
- Contents
- Introduction: Get Ready to Speak Up
- SECTION ONE: Speak Up
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SECTION TWO: Genuine Networking
- 4. Why Things Aren’t Better Yet
- 5. Has Sexual Harassment at Work Decreased Since #MeToo?
- 6. A Tool to Navigate the Gray Areas of Sexual Harassment
- 7. Why Sexual Harassment Programs Backfire
- 8. Why Open Secrets Exist in Organizations
- 9. How to Conduct Difficult Conversations About Sexual Harassment
- 10. Ending Harassment at Work Requires an Intersectional Approach
- SECTION THREE: Speak Out Against Racism
- SECTION FOUR: Men
- Notes
- Index
- Discussion Guide
- About the Contributors
- About the Podcast
- You, the Leader
Product information
- Title: HBR Women at Work Series Collection (3 Books)
- Author(s):
- Release date: May 2022
- Publisher(s): Harvard Business Review Press
- ISBN: 9781647824426
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