CONTENTS

Introduction
Charting Your Path
A fulfilling career starts with you.
by Amy Bernstein, cohost of Women at Work

SECTION ONE

Make Your Own Way

1. How to Build a Career You Won’t Hate
Successful careers don’t happen by accident.
by Michelle Gibbings

2. Four Questions to Help Women Navigate the Second Half of Their Careers
Questions to help anyone rethink and achieve their professional goals.
by Palena Neale

3. Finding a Job When You Don’t Know What You Want to Do Next
A framework to provide structure and intentionality.
by Mimi Aboubaker

4. Going Out on Your Own
Hard-won lessons to learn from.
A conversation with Stacey Abrams and Lara Hodgson

SECTION TWO

Be Your Own Career Coach

5. What to Do When You Don’t Feel Valued at Work
It’s okay to use the word I.
by Rebecca Knight

6. Early Career Advice We Could All Benefit From
Learn to balance assertiveness and persuasion.
A conversation with Paige Cohen

7. How to Ask for the Job Title You Deserve
Your compensation package—salary, perks, responsibilities, and title—is an ongoing negotiation.
by Rebecca Knight

8. Get Comfortable Playing Office Politics
Shifting your mindset can be empowering instead of icky.
by Lisa Zigarmi, Julie Diamond, and Lesli Mones

9. Are You Taking On Too Many Non-Promotable Tasks?
Don’t miss out on the work that actually grows paychecks and careers.
by Linda Babcock, Brenda Peyser, Lise Vesterlund, and Laurie R. Weingart

10. When Being Indispensable Backfires
Make yourself present for the career moments that matter.
by Mita Mallick

SECTION THREE

Build Your Support Team

11. Start Building Meaningful Connections
The five relationships you need to invest in.
by Jenny Fernandez and Luis Velasquez

12. How to Find a Mentor
Mentorship can be life-changing.
by Janet T. Phan

13. Build Chemistry with Your Mentor
It will help the relationship reach its full potential.
by Janice Omadeke

14. Network with People Outside Your Industry
New connections will create more “career insurance.”
by Dorie Clark

SECTION FOUR

Embrace Change and Uncertainty

15. Take Time Off Between Jobs
Downtime will reset the course of your career for the better.
by Rebecca Zucker

16. When You Need Time Off for Health Reasons
Focus your conversation on how your illness affects your job—and your plan for addressing it.
A conversation with Laurie Edwards

17. Returning to the Workforce After Being a Caregiver
Make it clear that this break was time out—not time off.
by Rebecca Zucker

18. A Detour Doesn’t Have to Compromise Your Goals
Four strategies to regain control of your career arc.
by Dorie Clark

19. When a Major Life Change Upends Your Sense of Self
Embrace your new identity, and move forward with confidence.
by Madeline Toubiana, Trish Ruebottom, and Luciana Turchick Hakak

20. Learn to Get Better at Transitions
Plan for all the (inevitable) changes.
by Avivah Wittenberg-Cox

Notes

Index

Discussion Guide

About the Contributors

About the Podcast

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