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…the higher you climb in the hierarchy, the more oblivious the managers are likely to be – but at the same time, the more formal authority they tend to have.

…extra managers are hired with the ostensible purpose of improving efficiency.

…value itself is a constant political argument. No one is ever quite sure what it is.

…paradoxically, people regularly report that work is what gives the ultimate meaning to their lives, and that unemployment has devastating psychological effects.

…American women are liberated, but not yet empowered…

…speaking forthrightly about our accomplishments allows women to know our accomplishments and integrate them into our sense of self.

Leaps pull us into self-actualization, into living the life of our inner mentor, into pursuing our passions now.

It’s up to you to gather, synthesize, and reflect on feedback to discern what it means for your project/product/creation.

…once we deem someone competent, they have to do a a number of incompetent things for us to shift that assessment and see them as incompetent.

Following our callings is one of the most important and fulfilling ways we can play bigger.