Take Back Your Power: 10 New Rules for Women at Work
Written by Deborah Liu and Sheryl Sandberg
Narrated by Deborah Liu
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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.
An accompanying diagram is included in the audiobook companion PDF download.
Editor's Note
10 rules for thriving…
Liu generously shares the lessons learned as a woman who rose through the ranks of the tech world. The CEO of Ancestry and former VP of Facebook is empowering without placating, and she gets real about the challenges women face in systems created for men. But women don’t have to settle, asserts Liu, whose 10 rules for thriving at the executive level and beyond can teach readers how to reclaim their power and succeed with dignity.
Deborah Liu
Deborah Liu is a seasoned technology executive based in Silicon Valley. She is the president and CEO of Ancestry, the company at the forefront of family history and consumer genomics. Prior to this, she served on the leadership team of Facebook, where she was the vice president of Facebook App Commerce. During her time there, she helped create Facebook Marketplace, Facebook Pay, Facebook Audience Network, and App Install Ads. Previously, she spent several years at PayPal, where she led the eBay marketplace product team, created the charitable donations and social commerce teams, and worked in corporate strategy. She also serves on the board of Intuit and cofounded the nonprofit Women in Product. She lives with her husband, three kids, and mom in California.
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- Rating: 5 out of 5 stars5/5I really loved this book. I loved the vulnerability and the honesty about the challenges women face in the workplace. What workplaces can do to effect change and what the women themselves can do. I really loved the honesty.
- Rating: 5 out of 5 stars5/5Excelente libro! Me impacto, especialmente cuando vienes de una familia machista