Contents
What stifles women’s growth and advancement.
SECTION ONE. Make Yourself Visible
1. Why You Aren’t Noticed for Your Accomplishments
Four behaviors holding women back.
BY JILL FLYNN, KATHRYN HEATH, AND MARY DAVIS HOLT
2. Disrupt Yourself—and the Way You Work
Make yourself indispensable.
BY WHITNEY JOHNSON AND TARA MOHR
3. Develop and Promote Your Personal Brand
Establish a narrative and share your ideas.
BY DORIE CLARK
SECTION TWO. Communicate with Confidence
4. How Women’s Ways of Talking Differ from Men’s
Vocal habits that make you sound less authoritative.
AN INTERVIEW WITH DEBORAH TANNEN
Make yourself heard in meetings.
BY KATHRYN HEATH, JILL FLYNN, AND MARY DAVIS HOLT
6. Show Passion at Work Without Seeming “Emotional”
Tips to help women convey strong opinions.
BY KATHRYN HEATH AND JILL FLYNN
7. To Seem Confident, You Must Be Seen as Warm
Competence alone won’t influence others.
BY MARGARITA MAYO
SECTION THREE. Build a Network of Support
8. Three Ways Women Can Rethink Office Politics
Understand your network, and secure your allies.
BY KATHRYN HEATH
9. You Need Many Mentors, Not Just One
Create a personal board of directors.
BY DORIE CLARK
10. The Right Way to Find a Career Sponsor
Align with someone who will advocate for you.
BY SYLVIA ANN HEWLETT
11. Break Out of the Girls’ Club
Ask for introductions—to both men and women.
BY WHITNEY JOHNSON
12. Make Yourself Safe for Sponsorship
Four tips to keep rumors at bay.
BY SYLVIA ANN HEWLETT
SECTION FOUR. Position Yourself for Leadership
13. “Feminine” Values Can Give Leaders an Edge
Traits both women and men should focus on.
BY JOHN GERZEMA
14. The Upside and Downside of Collaborative Leadership
Sometimes you must make tough calls on your own.
BY JILL FLYNN, KATHRYN HEATH, AND MARY DAVIS HOLT
15. Women and the Vision Thing
Show that you’re strategic.
BY HERMINIA IBARRA AND OTILIA OBODARU
16. Finding Your True Self at Work
Let’s be real: Appearance matters, especially for women of color.
AN INTERVIEW WITH TINA OPIE
SECTION FIVE. Negotiate for What You Want
17. Why Women Don’t Negotiate Their Job Offers
Overcome your hesitation by using an “I-We” strategy.
BY HANNAH RILEY BOWLES
18. Having the Here’s-What-I-Want Conversation with Your Boss
Make the ask.
BY REBECCA SHAMBAUGH
19. Negotiate for Yourself When People Don’t Expect You To
Break away from previous roles and expectations.
BY DEBORAH M. KOLB AND DEBRA A. NOUMAIR
20. How to Respond When You’re Asked to Help
Turn “office housework” into a negotiation.
BY DEBORAH M. KOLB AND JESSICA L. PORTER
SECTION SIX. Navigate Difficult Situations
21. How Stay-at-Home Parents Can Transition Back to Work
Get your career back on track after taking time off.
BY DORIE CLARK
22. How to React to a Biased Performance Review
And prevent them in the future.
BY PAOLA CECCHI-DIMEGLIO AND KIM KLEMAN
23. Responding to an Offensive Comment at Work
Whether it’s inappropriate or even sexist.
BY AMY GALLO
24. What to Do If You’ve Been Sexually Harassed
Understanding your legal options.
BY JOANNA L. GROSSMAN AND DEBORAH L. RHODE
25. Older Women Are Being Forced Out of the Workforce
How ageism affects women at work.
BY LAUREN STILLER RIKLEEN
SECTION SEVEN. Advice for Leaders and Managers
26. Reframe Diversity by Teaching Inclusivity to All
Change efforts should be for everyone, not just women.
BY AVIVAH WITTENBERG-COX
27. Tackle Bias in Your Company Without Making People Defensive
Focus on the opportunity, not the problem.
BY AVIVAH WITTENBERG-COX
Tips from “male champions.”
BY ANNA MARIE VALERIO AND KATINA SAWYER
29. Stop “Protecting” Women from Challenging Work
Expose them to risk and give useful feedback.
BY KRISTEN JONES AND EDEN KING