Barbara Annis
Barbara also discovered the power of understanding the male and female brain from her own personal and professional journey. With her first job at Sony in the early 1980s, Barbara entered the business world focusing on how to fit into a male-dominant business environment. She worked and raised a family at the same time. Although wanting to be true to herself and her company, she soon learned she needed to become more like a man to succeed. She did quite well: she became Sony’s first female sales manager. However, as she took on more and more male characteristics, she knew she was not being authentic to herself as a woman.
Seven years later, Barbara left Sony, taking her abilities and the company’s investment with her. Barbara ...
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