I am exploring moving from an IC position into management and my mentor recommended that I read "How Women Rise." This book covers habits that can hold you back from taking your career to the next level.

Tanika (Nika) Vasquez - (she/her)

August 19,2023 at 7:47PM UTC

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I am exploring moving from an IC position into management and my mentor recommended that I read "How Women Rise." This book covers habits that can hold you back from taking your career to the next level.

Check out the habits in this book summary: https://www.richardhughesjones.com/how-women-rise-summary/

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AnonymousAugust 20,2023 at 1:01PM UTC
IMO, this is definitely not the only resource to lean in to. It's from 2018 and the culture for empowered women has changed. Take this as good information, but question if it's current enough to make a difference for you. It could, but I also hesitate reading possibly outdated career reference books. Also, no I don't have a suggestion for a book, there are too many to suggest, go to your local Barnes & Noble bookstore and ask the bookseller what is flying off their shelves. I gave the store name because there's other big stores that sell books that they don't have booksellers who actually read, and I'm not wanting to dog them on here either.
AnonymousAugust 20,2023 at 9:04PM UTC
I liked this book, but it was because I had a lot of the bad habits, and I picked 1-2 at a time to work on, starting with minimizing and pleasing. I found that joining a women's networking group and getting a coach were more helpful in shifting habits in a way that felt authentic. Mel Robbins, Marcus Buckingham, and the HBR podcast were also great resources for me. Good luck!
AnonymousAugust 23,2023 at 3:20AM UTC
Thanks for sharing this resource, it's very relevant information! I learned a lot by going through the examples and even clocked some habits that I've outgrown. The context of how we develop these behaviors was helpful and it's easy to see why they become obstacles to promotions. Way to pay your mentor's recommendation forward :)
AnonymousAugust 26,2023 at 6:46PM UTC
Habit 12. Letting Your Radar Distract You - My emails are verbose and in general, I can be over detailed. I am someone who has to think "Okay, what's the bottom line up-front" It's not so much a priorities thing, but more learning to be concise and focused. This also helps others on my team to understand the bottom line and get things done, rather than resulting in follow up meetings for clarification. Any one else have this? thanks!