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Thriving in a Male-Dominated Workplace (HBR Women at Work Series)
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Thriving in a Male-Dominated Workplace (HBR Women at Work Series)

by Harvard Business Review, Stacey Abrams, Lara Hodgson, Joseph Grenny, Michelle P. King
December 2022
Beginner content levelBeginner
256 pages
3h 35m
English
Harvard Business Review Press
Audiobook available
Content preview from Thriving in a Male-Dominated Workplace (HBR Women at Work Series)

8

Stop Second-Guessing Yourself

by Tucci Ivowi

Once I was in a large auditorium filled with marketing and sales professionals for a training program on the fundamentals of the coffee business. I was a brand manager in a company I had just joined. During the training, someone asked, “What’s the difference between soluble coffee and roast and ground coffee?”

It was a simple question. I knew the answer. But I still refrained from raising my hand: What if I was wrong? What if I wound up looking stupid? It was my first day on the job as a new recruit. It’s probably best for someone with more experience to respond, I thought. I didn’t say anything, and someone else used the opportunity to speak up.

Turns out, I had the right answer.

This wasn’t a ...

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ISBN: 9781647824624