Take Back Your Power: 10 New Rules for Women at Work
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- Author：Deborah Liu
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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。
Reviews
Clara Toll
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I do recommend this book。 Very Interesting and lots of things to take with me。
Ginny
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As a woman who joined the technology sector about six months ago， I thought it would be good for me to read a non-fiction book about work by a woman in tech。 I heard Deborah Liu on a couple of podcasts， and her story struck me as one that I might learn quite a bit from about women in tech， the private sector， and the corporate world more generally。 I enjoyed the examples specific to tech and Liu's views on product development and taking calculated risks， as well as her personal story as a woman As a woman who joined the technology sector about six months ago， I thought it would be good for me to read a non-fiction book about work by a woman in tech。 I heard Deborah Liu on a couple of podcasts， and her story struck me as one that I might learn quite a bit from about women in tech， the private sector， and the corporate world more generally。 I enjoyed the examples specific to tech and Liu's views on product development and taking calculated risks， as well as her personal story as a woman of color in a male-dominated industry。 But， here's my problem with this book: I didn't feel like the 10 rules she explored here were "new" by any means。 Finding your voice， moving around instead of up， mentors vs。 sponsors， finding balance at home and the struggles of the "second shift" for women -- these are all things that people have been talking about for years。 Most of what is in this book as far as advice is concerned was all something that I had read before， just perhaps not from the tech sector lens。 If you haven't read other books like this and/or if you're really early in your career in general - not necessarily within corporate or tech - then I think there is a lot of value here。 But if you have read this type of book a handful of times before， I'm not sure you'll find anything new here。 In any case， it was still good to have yet another strong， smart， brave woman in my ears for a handful of hours。 。。。more
Celine Ko
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Some really interesting anecdotes in this one - definitely a keeper！ I really enjoyed the chapter on choosing the right spouse as key to your success and how to get yourself a sponsor。 I also loved all the examples of minority women who were killing it。
Lara
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The title and premise of this book are misaligned with the content。 In the afterword， Liu states that she wishes she could write a book about how we should work together to fix the broken system [that biases workplaces against women]。 I argue that this book is more about that than it is a guide for taking back your power。Throughout the book， Liu provides anecdotes from her own life （and those of other women in the tech industry）。 For her own there is an enduring theme: an inability to speak up f The title and premise of this book are misaligned with the content。 In the afterword， Liu states that she wishes she could write a book about how we should work together to fix the broken system [that biases workplaces against women]。 I argue that this book is more about that than it is a guide for taking back your power。Throughout the book， Liu provides anecdotes from her own life （and those of other women in the tech industry）。 For her own there is an enduring theme: an inability to speak up for herself。 Consistently， she related stories that spanned her career from early experiences to being the CEO of a major company; and in all of them， when she was diminished by a man， she didn’t know what to do。 She always relied on her male allies to speak up for her。How is that taking back your power？ I paused the book about 3/4 the way through， asking myself how someone could achieve such professional success while simultaneously not learning to self-advocate。 I realized the answer is in this book。 She’s relied on her mentors and champions to not only open doors for her but to then convince her to walk through them。 It’s as if no level of achievement provides her confidence。How is that taking back your power？For me， the takeaway from this book is to speak up for women when they can’t （or won’t） speak up for themselves。 Strength in numbers。 Use your power to uplift those without power。 And women， for the love of all that’s beautiful in the world， believe in yourselves。 Have confidence， especially when you’re in a high-level position。 You’ve earned it！ If you’re being diminished and don’t know how to respond， ask a question。 If you’re a CEO in a meeting with another CEO who’s pitching his company for a potential acquisition， and he only addresses your male colleague， ask him a question related to that。 You hold the power in that meeting。 Feigning dumbness and letting your male colleague explain you’re the CEO is ceding your power。 A couple nitpicks about the audiobook: First， a professional narrator would have been good。 Liu often pauses mid-sentence， perhaps finding her place after a line return。 She also often mumbles through some words， as if she’s started to say the wrong word and sort of trips over herself in the correction。 These were frequent。 Second， this is the first audiobook （of very many） where I’ve heard an narrator say “quote [whatever was said] unquote” for everything between quotation marks。 This book is FULL of quotes。 Not just famous ones， but Liu recounts conversations from years prior and quotes them as if reading a transcript， which is itself odd。 As a result， “quote” and “unquote” are likely the two most frequently appearing words in the audiobook。 I found this very distracting。 Overall， this book doesn’t offer anything new。 It’s previously published data， ideas， and anecdotes presented intertwined with the author’s own experiences。 That’s it。 It doesn’t deliver on the promise of the title。 。。。more
Aude Hofleitner
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Good book providing advice to women in the workplace based on a lot of very open/vulnerable personal stories as well as examples from across the industry。 The book highlights some systemic challenges that human and minorities face， but also provides actionable suggestion for how to navigate them and be more in control。
Tina Lam
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3。5
Jennifer
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I listened to this book on audible and enjoyed hearing the author read her own work。 This is a great reminder for women in the workplace to own their own destiny and not give away their power to others。 It reminded me of the power of advocates when I am not in the room and about empowering fellow women。 So much has changed over the years but we still have a long way to to。 I liked how vulnerable the author was in sharing some of the struggles in her own career。 I will give it a few years and lis I listened to this book on audible and enjoyed hearing the author read her own work。 This is a great reminder for women in the workplace to own their own destiny and not give away their power to others。 It reminded me of the power of advocates when I am not in the room and about empowering fellow women。 So much has changed over the years but we still have a long way to to。 I liked how vulnerable the author was in sharing some of the struggles in her own career。 I will give it a few years and listen again。 。。。more
Ellen Wolintz-Fields
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Fantastic ！！！ I may buy copies to give as holiday presents ！
Namrata Rao
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I have been following Deb’s newsletter‘Perspectives’ for a long time & was eagerly waiting for this book。 The book takes it even further with her personal & professional stories followed by actionable steps。 I felt honored to have interviewed her to have in-depth conversations too。
Keya Gupta
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I found this book an incredibly valuable read for three main reasons。 1） There is a lot of practical advice 2） It really displays why one should always ask for opportunities instead of choosing to let them goAnd if nothing else， the main reason I feel everyone should read this book 3） It describes and gives the personal stories of many successful women within the tech and other male dominated industries。 Typically， one hears the success of male CEOs in these fields， but this book really shines a I found this book an incredibly valuable read for three main reasons。 1） There is a lot of practical advice 2） It really displays why one should always ask for opportunities instead of choosing to let them goAnd if nothing else， the main reason I feel everyone should read this book 3） It describes and gives the personal stories of many successful women within the tech and other male dominated industries。 Typically， one hears the success of male CEOs in these fields， but this book really shines a light on the women who carved a path for themselves within these fields。 。。。more
Claire Lee
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This is a great book for women early in their careers， and a good reminder for those later in their careers too！ I found the book to be a mix of aphorisms and examples， but would've appreciated a bit more detail or novel thinking or new research。 This is a great book for women early in their careers， and a good reminder for those later in their careers too！ I found the book to be a mix of aphorisms and examples， but would've appreciated a bit more detail or novel thinking or new research。 。。。more
Rukmani Gopalan
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If you have worked as a women in tech within the last couple of decades， every chapter in the book would resonate strongly with you。 Deb Liu’s honest and vulnerable portrayals of the issues highlights genuine problems for women in the workplace， and she provides actionable insights that we can start applying right away。 My favorite part of the book was the stories of amazing women who shattered the glass ceilings in the context of every lesson！ Great job Deb！
Shreya Jaiswal
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A queen
Alexandrina
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"The most important career choice you'll make is who you marry。" Sheryl Sandberg "The most important career choice you'll make is who you marry。" Sheryl Sandberg 。。。more
Rebekah
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This book came to me at the perfect time。 It empowered me not only to find my voice at work but also to take power back over my life in general。 💕
MindOverMatter
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This book is really important， especially in these times。
Camille
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There were no surprises here for me， so I can't say that I took anything away from this one that I haven't already been exposed to。 This book is full of great examples of strong women from different areas of life who have lived into these "new rules" and overcome great obstacles。 Nothing wrong with that - it just wasn't quite what I expected， and I found myself becoming a little "immune" to the stories strung together without application reminders。 Like others who have reviewed this， I would sug There were no surprises here for me， so I can't say that I took anything away from this one that I haven't already been exposed to。 This book is full of great examples of strong women from different areas of life who have lived into these "new rules" and overcome great obstacles。 Nothing wrong with that - it just wasn't quite what I expected， and I found myself becoming a little "immune" to the stories strung together without application reminders。 Like others who have reviewed this， I would suggest this is better suited for women just starting out in their careers even though the topic of later-in-life changes is addressed near the end of the book。 。。。more
Sharon
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Great advice and such a relatable voice！
Jordyn Roesler
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I used to read a lot of nonfiction centered around female empowerment especially in the workplace and pretty quickly got completely burnt out from it。 I thought I had read all I could read on the topic and didn't have anything else to learn。 While I still think much of what's included in books like this is intuitive and not necessarily groundbreaking， coming back to reading it after a long break reminded me that it is actually very beneficial to continuously consume information like this to keep I used to read a lot of nonfiction centered around female empowerment especially in the workplace and pretty quickly got completely burnt out from it。 I thought I had read all I could read on the topic and didn't have anything else to learn。 While I still think much of what's included in books like this is intuitive and not necessarily groundbreaking， coming back to reading it after a long break reminded me that it is actually very beneficial to continuously consume information like this to keep it top of mind and really encourage you to take its principles into practice in your everyday life。 While I don't think this book said anything I couldn't read in another girlboss self-help book， I did enjoy reminding myself of my power and feeling like I can do anything in my career that I want to。 。。。more
Tutti Taygerly
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Deb Liu's 10 rules are crucial signposts for any professional woman to know as we find our place in the working world。 Sharing deeply vulnerable personal stories and anecdotes from the powerful women in her network， Deb takes us on a journey for how to navigate workplaces that weren't built with women in mind。 Her rules span a research-based understanding of the existing imbalances， how-to advice for creating your own career， and leadership skills for including developing a learning mindset， all Deb Liu's 10 rules are crucial signposts for any professional woman to know as we find our place in the working world。 Sharing deeply vulnerable personal stories and anecdotes from the powerful women in her network， Deb takes us on a journey for how to navigate workplaces that weren't built with women in mind。 Her rules span a research-based understanding of the existing imbalances， how-to advice for creating your own career， and leadership skills for including developing a learning mindset， allies， and mostly being comfortable with who you are。 The path can be turbulent and it's also so wonderfully rewarding to find your own voice and help leave a mark for others。 "“The best way to avoid getting seasick is to look toward the horizon and seek what lies ahead。” 。。。more
Yi
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The message is very similar to Lean In， won’t recommend it if you read the other one
Theresa DePaepe
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The books shared for team building are always militaristic in nature。 It would be nice to choose a book like Sheryl Sandberg’s or this one as everyone on a team， male or female， benefit when all voices are heard。 Highly recommend。 Bought a copy for my daughters to read and share。
Christine
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Its fine。 Maybe better suited to those just starting out in their professional careers， but for someone who has been reading and seeking our this type of insight for years - i haven’t learned anything new。 The stories in the book pull extensively from her PayPal and Facebook network so they’re a bit insular but those were cool to read。
M Moore
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3。5 rounded up for this one。 I loved Lean In when it came out several years ago and this is a great refresher to continue to empower women in the workforce。 I appreciated the brevity but thoroughness Liu uses to make her points。 I was a little turned off by the， seemingly， continued promotion of how great a company Facebook is but I understood the examples she was using to support her points。 Overall， this is a good reminder that there's still a lot more work to do！Thanks to Librofm and Harper A 3。5 rounded up for this one。 I loved Lean In when it came out several years ago and this is a great refresher to continue to empower women in the workforce。 I appreciated the brevity but thoroughness Liu uses to make her points。 I was a little turned off by the， seemingly， continued promotion of how great a company Facebook is but I understood the examples she was using to support her points。 Overall， this is a good reminder that there's still a lot more work to do！Thanks to Librofm and Harper Audio for access to this audiobook。 My thoughts are my own。My reviews can also be seen at www。instagram。com/justonemoorebook。 。。。more
Cori W
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This would be a great read for women early in their careers; that point when you know that something isn’t right， but you aren’t sure how to articulate it and what you can do within the realm of your own agency。 As someone who has been reading， thinking， and attempting to deal with all of this for a decade， I didn’t find that this book offered anything new: speak up， find strength in other women， find your voice and your superpower， and so on。 I’d love to have a conversation with the author to g This would be a great read for women early in their careers; that point when you know that something isn’t right， but you aren’t sure how to articulate it and what you can do within the realm of your own agency。 As someone who has been reading， thinking， and attempting to deal with all of this for a decade， I didn’t find that this book offered anything new: speak up， find strength in other women， find your voice and your superpower， and so on。 I’d love to have a conversation with the author to go deeper - she has certainly had a tremendous career and surely has a lot of wisdom。 。。。more
Jacquelyn
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if only this book had been around when I was a young worker bee， trying to keep my head above water and claw my way to the middle！ Seriously， it would have been really nice to have been able to do so many of the things that this author did。。。and the most important takeaway is this: Have a LIFE， while you are chasing the almighty dollar！
Vivek
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loved all the pearls of wisdom！ I have been following Deb & her writings （Perspectives） for sometime & have always been a fan of her writing。 Really enjoyed Reading this book， her story， story of other strong women & pearls of wisdom throughout the book。 Recommend it to every women professional who is aiming to have a more content， powerful， successful career & life with no/minimum regrets！
Elizabeth
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Denise Rimkus
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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
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