Take Back Your Power: 10 New Rules for Women at Work

Take Back Your Power: 10 New Rules for Women at Work

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  • Create Date:2022-08-04 06:51:57
  • Update Date:2025-09-06
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  • Author:Deborah Liu
  • ISBN:031036485X
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Summary

You can't make the world fair, but you can take back your power。

As a woman in Silicon Valley who worked her way to the top of the corporate ladder--she's a former VP at Facebook and the current president and CEO of Ancestry--Deborah Liu knows firsthand the challenges and obstacles in the workplace that keep the deck stacked against women in the workplace 。 。 。 and the ways to overcome them。

For every woman who grew up competing on the uneven playing field, who is told she is too aggressive, assertive, dramatic, or emotional, this book is the battle cry you need to learn to thrive within the system that exists today, even if it's not the one we wish it were。

Take Back Your Power presents both hard data and Liu's personal experiences from twenty years as a woman leader in the male-dominated tech industry to help you:


Find your voice, learn how to ask, and achieve what you want in a system that isn't fair and wasn't created for you
Debunk the negative connotations of "power" and harness it for your own success
Discover how to be heard, seen, and taken more seriously at work by getting out of your own way
Overcome the lie that success is only achieved alone by finding the four types of allies you need to reach your goals
Become a great leader without losing yourself in the process
You have the power to change the future of work for yourself--and for women everywhere。

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Reviews

Elizabeth

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Denise Robert

Loved this book! It opened my eyes to hurdles women go through in the workplace that I did not realize。 This book also helps navigate through those hurdles。

Mimi

I could not resist a quick peek at the early copy of Deb Liu's book that appeared in my email 。。。 and reluctantly closed it 3 chapters in。 Deb's story mirrors mine - the expectations I've consciously and unconsciously adopted my whole life as a woman in the workplace。 Most of all it stoked a burning need to change。 I'm excited to share it with other women and men。 Heated and necessary discussion to follow。 So I'm taking a different approach to this review。 I'm sharing the ways in which reading t I could not resist a quick peek at the early copy of Deb Liu's book that appeared in my email 。。。 and reluctantly closed it 3 chapters in。 Deb's story mirrors mine - the expectations I've consciously and unconsciously adopted my whole life as a woman in the workplace。 Most of all it stoked a burning need to change。 I'm excited to share it with other women and men。 Heated and necessary discussion to follow。 So I'm taking a different approach to this review。 I'm sharing the ways in which reading this book is leading me to question my life and career in the hopes it sparks a new way of thinking for you too。 1。 Have you ever been edged out due to your gender (or other part of your identity)? What are good ways you’ve seen this behavior be called out and/or changed?2。 Studies show children start to bias which gender they perceive to be a leader around age 5-6。 What causes this? How do we counter this bias with our kids?3。 What biases are are the heart of the unequal system we are all in (both male and female)? We often take Genesis 2:18 that God created a helper for Adam way too literally!4。 What are some of the reasons women don’t get offered or take that critical first role as a manager? What can we each do to address these?5。 Women are expected to conform and fit the mold of what success looks like。 What is success? How do you choose what to change and what not to in order to be effective?6。 How do we address the maternal bias penalty?7。 What is a “free pass?” You miss 100% of the shots you don’t take per Carol Isozaki a Silicon Valley executive coach and trainer。 How many times have we not asked for what we wanted then wondered why we didn’t get it? If you aren’t hearing no often enough, you aren’t asking enough。 What can you do to make every interaction count? 8。 What worked up to this point in college (delivering silently/invisibly) no longer did。 What does speaking up and speaking out look like? Being present means being heard。9。 When you are different from those around you, your point of view will often seem out of step with others。 This is a strength not a liability。 It helps us build better products at work。 Talk about a time when you’ve shut down your voice/difference to fit in。10。 What is your dream? What non-linear path may you need to take? Success is now defined by crafting something unique and new。*My honest review made possible by an advanced copy shared by Deb and her team at Ancestry。 。。。more