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Studies show that many of the conventional strategies for workplace success don’t work as well for women as they do for men – such as networking and explicitly advocating for oneself.
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Playing Big:
The value we bring doesn’t just come from the information we’ve mastered. It also comes from who we are.
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Self-promotion is trick for women… women incur social costs for advocating for themselves too strongly…
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…women who don’t advocate for themselves at all are not seen as competent leaders.
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Drop the idea of ‘self-promotion’ and think about the concept of visibility instead.
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When you shift the frame to visibility, you’ll notice it’s not all about you… it becomes about making your work and ideas available to those who can utilize them.
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…speaking forthrightly about our accomplishments allows women to know our accomplishments and integrate them into our sense of self.
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The whiteboard is safe for us. It’s cozy because it doesn’t expose our ideas to criticism or rejection.
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…our fears about playing bigger find cover under the conviction that we have to build something large and complex.
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…when it comes to playing bigger, sometimes getting it done is more important than polishing.
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