The Myths of Success: A Woman of Color’s Guide to Leadership
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MYTH 1 > The workplace is a meritocracy
Better understand how workplaces are generally set-up with these resources:
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MYTH 2 > We’re not worthy.
Recognize and reframe limiting beliefs and patterns that keep you stuck with the resources below:
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MYTH 3 > Women are too emotional to be good leaders.
Better understand how EQ plays a role in your career with these resources:
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Emotional Intelligence: Why It Can Matter More Than IQ (Daniel Goleman)
The Four Pivots: Reimagining Justice, Remaining Ourselves (Shawn Ginwright)
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MYTH 4 > Be humble. Our work will speak for itself.
Communicate confidently and authentically with these resources:
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MYTH 5 > Women who negotiate are greedy.
Negotiate with these resources:
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Ask for It: How Women Can Use the Power of Negotiation to Get What They Really Want (Linda Babcock)
Lean In: Women, Work, and the Will to Lead (Sheryl Sandberg)
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Women of Color Rise: Sau-Fong Au
MYTH 6 > Networking is an exhausting and fake way to make connections
Build a network of support with these resources:
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Women of Color Rise: Isabel Ching
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MYTH 7 > Women need to act like men to be successful in leadership.
Lead as yourself with these resources:
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MYTH 8 > We can have it all.
Define and have your all with these resources:
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Having It All: Love, Success, Sex, Money, Even If You’re Starting With Nothing (Helen Gurley Brown)
The Three Marriages: Reimagining Work, Self, and Relationship (David Whyte)
Leading the Life You Want: Skills for Integrating Work and Life (Stew Friedman)
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MYTH 9 > There is one path to success.
Clarify your most authentic leadership and brand with these resources:
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· Dr. Martin Seligman’s PERMA Theory of Well-Being
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· Better. Not Perfect (Shai Butler)
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Women of Color Rise: Shai Butler
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· Lizette’s job matrix and a template for you to use
MYTH 10 > We will get the workplaces we want through incremental change led by DEI officers.
Create the workplaces we want with these resources:
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