HAVING IT ALL. Perhaps the greatest trap ever set for women was the coining of this phrase.
For men, professional success comes with positive reinforcement at every step of the way. For women, even when they’re recognized for their achievements, they’re often regarded unfavorably.
Whoever has the power takes the noun while the less powerful get an adjective. No one wants her achievements modified.We all just want to be the noun.
As more women lean in to their careers, more men need to lean in to their families. We need to encourage men to be more ambitious in their homes.
So there's no such thing as work-life balance. There's work, and there's life, and there's no balance.
I have a five year-old son and a three year-old daughter. I want my son to have a choice to contribute fully in the workforce or at home. And I want my daughter to have the choice to not just succeed,...
The result of creating a more equal environment will not just be better performance for our organizations, but quite likely greater happiness for all.
In business, being risk averse can result in stagnation.
When I was graduating, my thesis advisor, Larry Summers, suggested that I apply for international fellowships. I rejected the idea on the grounds that a foreign country was not a likely place to turn...
Statements of opinion are always more constructive in the first person I form.
Professional ambition is expected of men but is optional—or worse, sometimes even a negative—for women. She is very ambitious is not a compliment in our culture.
One of my favorite posters at Facebook declares in big red letters, Done is better than perfect. (p.126)
Millennial women are less likely than Millennial men to agree that the statement I aspire to a leadership role in whatever field I ultimately work describes them very well. Millennial women were also...
If I had to embrace a definition of success, it would be that success is making the best choices we can . . . and accepting them.
I will sometimes feel this awful.
I learned from Fred that effective communication starts with the understanding that there is my point of view (my truth) and someone else’s point of view (his truth). Rarely is there one absolute trut...
He discovered that his own reaction to his disability influenced how others reacted, which meant he could control how he was perceived.
Guilt management can be just as important as time management.
But I also know that in order to continue to grow and challenge myself, I have to believe in my own abilities. I still face situations that I fear are beyond my capabilities. I still have days when I...
Bill like a man.