Woman UP! is the go-to resource for women who want to finally get out of their own way and get ahead in their careers. Author Aimee Cohen's passionate approach is "like combining your best girlfriend and an elite career expert...in a powerful purse-sized package!" Her insights are a product of more than 20 years of experience and a nearly 100% success rate helping hundreds of clients. Woman UP! conveys a powerful and practical message that exposes seven self-sabotaging behaviors that keep women from success. Using real-life examples, shared experiences, and Aimee's own guilty confessions, Woman UP! delivers the sage advice every woman wishes she had at the start of her career: put on your big-girl panties and take control of your career. Come on, girls.. It's time to Woman UP!
Inhaltsverzeichnis
Preface: Big-Girl Panties
Mirror, Mirror on the Wall
My Story The Empty Desk
Same S***, Different City
Opportunity Knocks
An Overnight Success 20 Years in the Making
4 Reasons Why Women Sabotage Their Careers
A Prison of Our Own Creation
1. Deadly Sin #1 Kindness Conundrum
You Like Me, Right Now, You Like Me!; BFFs...Best Friends Forever; The Apology Anchor; Turning the Tables; Guilty Confession; Success Solutions; 10 Things for Which You May NEVER Apologize; Woman UP! Reflections
2. Deadly Sin #2 Competency Curse
3 Dangers of Being Too Competent; The Disease to Please; 5 Reasons Why Women Say Yes ; 5 Benefits of Saying Nö; Woman UP! Tips: 5 Ways to Say Nö With Confidence; Guilty Confession; Success Solutions
Woman UP! Tips: When to Say Nö Checklist; Woman UP! Tips: 10 Benefits of Having a Mentor; Woman UP! Reflections
3. Deadly Sin #3 Perfection Prison
A Perfect Opportunity; Woman UP! Tips: You Know You Are a Perfectionist When ; Woman UP! Tips: A Perfectionist s List of Perfect Excuses; Guilty Confession; Success Solutions; 3 Strategies for Embracing the Imperfect; Woman UP! Reflections
4. Deadly Sin #4 Affirmation Addiction
Does Someone Need a Hug?; Woman UP! Tips: 12 Steps for Breaking the Affirmation Addiction; Whose Fault Is it Anyway?; Woman UP! Tips: Subtle Signs Your Co-worker May Be a Saboteur; Guilty Confession; Success Solutions; 6 Benefits of Being Your Own BFF; Woman UP! Tips: The Best Qualities of Your Best Friend; Woman UP! Reflections
5. Deadly Sin #5 Divulgence Disease
Show Up and Throw Up; What Happens in Vegas; Guilty Confession; Success Solutions; 5 Simple Rules to Prevent TMI; Woman UP! Tips: Top 10 Taboo Topics to Share at Work; Woman UP! Reflections
6. Deadly Sin #6 Miscommunication Mayhem
Physical Messages and Mishaps; Major Appearance Mistakes; Woman UP! Tips: Surprising Statistics About Your Executive Presence (EP); 7 Verbal Miscommunication Cues; Guilty Confession; Success Solutions
3 Ways to Give Your Voice Volume; Woman UP! Tips: Helpful Phrases to Squash a Saboteur; 3 Ways to Boost Your Body Language; Woman UP! Reflections
7. Deadly Sin #7 Undervalue Epidemic; The Disastrous Triple-D ; Woman UP! Tips: Yoüre Guilty of the Triple-D If You Describe Your Success As ; The Negotiation Game; 4 Reasons Why Women Don t Negotiate
Guilty Confession; Success Solutions; 12 Tips to Transform Negotiating Skills; Woman UP! Reflections; Conclusion: From Sin to Success
Onward and Upward
If, Then
The Self-Confidence Cure
Woman UP! Tips: 12 Qualities of Highly Confident Women
Woman UP! Tips: Brag Book Rules and Benefits
