Courage, Clarity, and Confidence (eBook)
224 Seiten
Wiley (Verlag)
978-1-119-89941-9 (ISBN)
Build a successful career with authenticity, confidence, and boldness
The career roadmap every woman has been searching for is finally here!
In Courage, Clarity, and Confidence: Redefine Success and the Way You Work, accomplished Executive Career and Leadership Development Coach Gala Jackson delivers a comprehensive playbook to help women reconnect with, or meet for the very first time, the strongest, boldest, and most courageous version of themselves. In her book, readers will explore their professional and personal journey; utilizing Gala's ASCEND practice, readers will be able to define authentically aligned success and learn how to pursue it.
The author shares her experiences and anecdotes from clients to demonstrate what is possible for women when they ditch the traditional patriarchal job search and career advancement methodologies that only benefit men. She also provides thought-provoking exercises throughout the book designed to equip you with how to build a future for yourself with courage, clarity, and confidence, even amid the challenging landscape of women and work.
The book includes how to:
- Confidently embody the strongest, boldest, most courageous version of yourself to establish a career with flow and freedom
- Align your professional and personal identities for a new, empowering future without limitations
- Identify the power of your own voice and no longer minimize its value in or outside of the workplace
Create and own your definition of success while leveraging your past and present professional experiences to achieve it Courage, Clarity, and Confidence is the professional guidebook for women searching for a tangible, practical, and action-oriented career roadmap that helps women cultivate their vision and voice and then guides them through how to harness their power to make it an everyday reality.
GALA JACKSON is passionate about helping women stand in the power of their femininity. As an accomplished Executive Career and Leadership Development Coach, she works with domestic and international women to redefine and take ownership of their success. She empowers women to discover and live in alignment with the strongest, boldest, most courageous version of themselves.
Her expertise has appeared in the TED global series The Way We Work, with more than one million views, and in globally recognized publications such as the New York Times, Marie Claire, Essence, Huffington Post, and Millie magazine. Gala holds a master's in educational leadership, and a bachelor of fine arts in communication. She is an executive career and leadership development coach, a certified career management coach, and a certified life coach.
Connect with Gala at www.galajackson.com orwww.linkedin.com/in/galajackson
Build a successful career with authenticity, confidence, and boldness The career roadmap every woman has been searching for is finally here! In Courage, Clarity, and Confidence: Redefine Success and the Way You Work, accomplished Executive Career and Leadership Development Coach Gala Jackson delivers a comprehensive playbook to help women reconnect with, or meet for the very first time, the strongest, boldest, and most courageous version of themselves. In her book, readers will explore their professional and personal journey; utilizing Gala s ASCEND practice, readers will be able to define authentically aligned success and learn how to pursue it. The author shares her experiences and anecdotes from clients to demonstrate what is possible for women when they ditch the traditional patriarchal job search and career advancement methodologies that only benefit men. She also provides thought-provoking exercises throughout the book designed to equip you with how to build a future for yourself with courage, clarity, and confidence, even amid the challenging landscape of women and work. The book also includes how to: Confidently embody the strongest, boldest, most courageous version of yourself to establish a career with flow and freedom Align your professional and personal identities for a new, empowering future without limitations Identify the power of your own voice and no longer minimize its value in or outside of the workplace Create and own your definition of success while leveraging your past and present professional experiences to achieve it Courage, Clarity, and Confidence is the professional guidebook for women searching for a tangible, practical, and action-oriented career roadmap that helps women cultivate their vision and voice and then guides them through how to harness their power to make it an everyday reality.
GALA JACKSON is passionate about helping women stand in the power of their femininity. As an accomplished Executive Career and Leadership Development Coach, she works with domestic and international women to redefine and take ownership of their success. She empowers women to discover and live in alignment with the strongest, boldest, most courageous version of themselves. Her expertise has appeared in the TED global series The Way We Work, with more than one million views, and in globally recognized publications such as the New York Times, Marie Claire, Essence, Huffington Post, and Millie magazine. Gala holds a master's in educational leadership, and a bachelor of fine arts in communication. She is an executive career and leadership development coach, a certified career management coach, and a certified life coach. Connect with Gala at www.galajackson.com orwww.linkedin.com/in/galajackson
Table of Contents
Introduction
Part I Courage
Chapter 1 The Current State of Women and Work
Chapter 2 Courage + Risk
Chapter 3 Courage + Curiosity
Part II Clarity
Chapter 4 Clarity Framework
Chapter 5 Acknowledge What Is No Longer Working
Chapter 6 Study Your Strengths
Chapter 7 Connect with Your Values
Chapter 8 Explore Your Professional Experiences
Chapter 9 Narrate Your Story
Chapter 10 Decide to Embody the Strongest, Boldest, Most Courageous Version of Yourself
Chapter 11 Putting the Pieces Together
Part III Confidence
Chapter 12 Confidence Is Knowing Your Worth
Chapter 13 Confidence Is Resilience
Chapter 14 Confidence Is a Habit
Chapter 15 Redefining Success
Chapter 16 The Future of Women + Work
Acknowledgments
About the Author
1
The Current State of Women and Work
For a woman in today's current climate, it takes courage to go to work every day.
The glass ceiling with all of its dents and cracks still exists.
A small fraction of the challenges we deal with are:
- The gender wage gap, where the maximum we earn is 80 cents to each $1 a man makes.
- The Motherhood Penalty,1 earning just 71 cents to every $1 a father makes.
- The fact that we are expected to be primary caregivers and are severely impacted when caregiving needs arise.
- The lack of support for us in management.
- The failure to promote us into executive leadership roles and how companies ultimately suffer as a result of our absence at the decision‐making table.
- We are ignored in meetings at work; worse, we are blatantly undermined and reduced to an “assumed” administrative role.
- We experience overt and covert harassment and discrimination, of all kinds, at work.
- We walk into toxic work cultures and the obnoxious bro‐culture that unbelievably still exists.
- We have to navigate the inequities with work on top of the actual duties of our job, and let's not forget the pressure to deliver on unrealistic goals while we “smile more” and “consider our tone.”
- In this chapter I attempt to give an overview of the current state of affairs for women and work. I carefully chose the word “attempt.” There are so many instances, circumstances, experiences, perspectives, and stories that there could be an entire catalogue of books on the current state of affairs for women and work. There's no way I or any single person could capture it all. My effort, therefore, is to highlight the commonalities of shared experiences and some of the most prevalent challenges. Having context, shared language, and perspective from the same angle will illuminate the importance of the framework provided in the chapters ahead.
The Rules of Engagement Are Changing
When the pandemic hit, it further exposed, highlighted, and underscored the inequities women face at work and in their day‐to‐day lives, from the massive, forceful exit of women due to caregiving responsibilities to exacerbating the demand for women to deliver peak performance and save companies – all while working from home. It was and continues to be problematic and detrimental, not just to women but to society as a whole.
Women are in a battle that will require new rules of engagement when it comes to the way we work. Women's fundamental rights are at stake both inside and outside the office. From the pandemic to the recent Supreme Court Roe v. Wade verdict, there are and continue to be clear indicators that we, as women, have to do something differently if we want to be seen, heard, and paid, and to continue to pave the way for other women to choose and fulfill their own definition of success.
And by doing something differently, I don't mean hustling harder, changing who you are to fit someone else's expectations, dumbing down yourself or your qualifications, or increasing your tolerance amid toxic work cultures. I'm talking about something more drastic, impactful, and meaningful.
I'm talking about quitting any job that does not respect, value, or support your work and the progression of your career. If companies can do it without us, let them try, period.
Far too many women are in abusive relationships with work and it's time that you break up for once and for all. Breaking up with a toxic work relationship, manager, or environment looks like putting yourself first, knowing your professional and personal value, advocating for yourself, and making the decision to no longer accept anything other than a healthy organization that compensates you well, offers an aligned culture that shares similar values, and that appreciates your time, talent, and experience. It's not easy. It's absolutely not convenient, but it is necessary.
Let's stop making excuses and staying in positions that are silently – or not so silently – killing not only our careers but ourselves, literally. The physical and mental health issues we experience due to the chronic stress associated with work, a toxic work culture, and a terrible boss are unacceptable. Even if it seems impossible, know that you do have options. If you need a strategy for how to quit well, do a quick good search for my latest TedTalk, “How to Quit Without Ruining Your Career”.
The Way We Are Expected to Work Is Becoming a Public Health Crisis
US Surgeon General Vivek Murthy released the Surgeon General's Framework for Workplace Mental Health and Well‐being report in 2022. The report documents the severe impacts that toxic work environments can have on our physical and mental health. The report states, In fact, chronic stress has also been linked to a higher risk of developing diseases such as high blood pressure, high cholesterol, heart disease, obesity, cancer, and autoimmune diseases. Such stress can also contribute to mental and behavioral health challenges, including depression, anxiety, suicidal ideation, and substance misuse, and can have negative impacts on the mental health of the children and families of workers.”2
According to CBS News, this report is the “first time the Surgeon General has explicitly linked job factors such as low wages, discrimination, harassment, overwork, long commutes and other factors to chronic physical health conditions like heart disease and cancer. Work‐related stress can also lead to mental health conditions including depression and anxiety …”3
The pandemic put a spotlight on workplace cultures and practices that have taken a toll on workers and their families for far too long – I read “workers” as women, in particular. This report is not just about frontline workers, as so many reports often highlight. It specifically calls out all companies who fail to meet what the Surgeon General has identified as the Five Essentials for Workplace Mental Health & Well‐Being, which includes the following components outlined in the report (and illustrated in Figure 1.1):
Protection from Harm
- Prioritize workplace physical and psychological safety
- Enable adequate rest
- Normalize and support mental health
- Operationalize Diversity, Equity, Inclusion, and Accessibility (DEIA) norms, policies, and programs
Connection and Community
- Create cultures of inclusion and belonging
- Cultivate trusted relationships
- Foster collaboration and teamwork
Figure 1.1 Illustration of the five essentials for workplace mental health and well‐being.
Source: https://www.hhs.gov/sites/default/files/workplace-mental-health-well-being.pdf
Work‐Life Harmony
- Provide more autonomy over how work is done
- Make schedules as flexible and predictable as possible
- Increase access to paid leave
- Respect boundaries between work and nonwork time
Mattering at Work
- Provide a living wage
- Engage workers in workplace decisions
- Build a culture of gratitude and recognition
- Connect individual work with the organizational mission
Opportunity for Growth
- Offer quality training, education, and mentoring
- Foster clear, equitable pathways for career advancement
- Ensure relevant, reciprocal feedback
Knowledge Is Power and an Invitation to Take Action
If you do not have a standard for where you decide to exchange your time and talent for compensation, let those five essentials be a starting place. A common question I am asked as a coach is, “How do I know if a company or department is healthy? How do I know it's a good place to work?”
My immediate response is to go look at the executive and senior leadership teams. If there is an absence of diversity – gender, racial, socioeconomic, or otherwise – your voice is likely absent from the room. Pay attention to the diversity of the team you'll be working with day‐to‐day. During your interview, ask every person about diversity, equity, and inclusion efforts and pay close attention to how they respond.
Second, do your due diligence. Speak with employees at the company at different levels – entry to senior – and inquire about their experience working for the company. A quick LinkedIn search can help you identify individuals you can reach out to and connect with to learn more. You can also ask HR about the general percentage of turnover and specifically about the percentage of turnover for employees who identify as women within the company. You may want to be more specific and ask those questions directly to teams you'll be working with in your role. If HR won't share, you can typically find some data on job search sites online.
Third, ask to review their workplace policies and handbook before you accept the offer. Check to see if their policies address concerns that are most important to you. At the very least, make sure they include elements of the workplace health and well‐being framework.
Last, but not least, ask questions that you want answered during the interview or at the...
Erscheint lt. Verlag | 19.1.2024 |
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Sprache | englisch |
Themenwelt | Sachbuch/Ratgeber ► Beruf / Finanzen / Recht / Wirtschaft ► Bewerbung / Karriere |
Wirtschaft ► Betriebswirtschaft / Management | |
Schlagworte | Business & Management • Business Self-Help • Career Advancement • career advancement book • career advancement for women • Career Coaching • career coaching book • career coaching for women • Career Counseling • career counseling book • career counseling for women • Erfolg • Erfolgreich • female career counseling • Feminism • Frau • Motivation • Ratgeber Wirtschaft • Self-Help • self-improvement • Self-improvement book • Wirtschaft /Ratgeber • Wirtschaft u. Management • women at work • Women of Color • women professionals |
ISBN-10 | 1-119-89941-9 / 1119899419 |
ISBN-13 | 978-1-119-89941-9 / 9781119899419 |
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