How Women Rise by Marshall Goldsmith and Sally Helgesen is one of the most inspiring and hopeful women's leadership books of the decade. Having attended a private NYC workshop with the authors in June 2018, Carol Dekkers shares insights from the book combined with her own experiences as a female engineer in a male-dominated world.
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About me…
Consultant with Heart of Agile
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Certifications: CSM, PMP, CFPS (Fellow), P.Eng.
2 grown children, 2 granddaughters
A few of my favorite things: sunsets, travel, volunteerism, optimism
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Why listen to
me?
How Women Rise is a top 10 NYTimes
best seller – written by 2 top
leadership coaches: Marshall Goldsmith
($100K) and Sally Helgesen ($10K)
Attended private workshop with
authors in NYC (June 2018)
Passionate about people helping people
Small tweaks big results
STE(A)M in USA is critical
Copyright Carol Dekkers 2019
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The Beginning 2007
The Book in Three Sentences
Behavioral problems, not technical
skills, are what separate the great from
the near great. Incredible results can
come from practicing basic behaviors
like saying thank you, listening well,
thinking before you speak, and
apologizing for your mistakes. The first
step to change is wanting to change.
- James Clear (reviewer)
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20 Habits in WGYHWGYT/2
1. Winning too much (always, all the time)
2. Adding too much value (+ 2 cents)
3. Passing judgment (Rate & impose standards)
4. Making destructive comments (Sarcasm/cutting remarks)
5. Starting with “No,” “But,” or “However” (being right)
6. Telling the world how smart we are (correcting)
7. Speaking when angry (using emotional volatility)
8. Negativity (“Let me explain why that won’t work”)
9. Withholding information
10.Failing to give proper recognition
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20 Habits in WGYHWGYT
11. Claiming credit that we don’t deserve
12. Making excuses (for poor behavior)
13. Clinging to the past (deflecting blame)
14. Playing favorites
15. Refusing to express regret (responsibility, admit wrong, seeing consequences)
16. Not listening (highest passive-aggressive disrespect)
17.Failing to express gratitude
18.Punishing the messenger
19.Passing the buck (blame)
20.An excessive need to be “me”
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The Realization 2018
Same summarization applies…
Behavioral problems, not technical
skills, are what separate the great from
the near great. Incredible results can
come from practicing basic behaviors
like saying thank you, listening well,
thinking before you speak, and
apologizing for your mistakes. The first
step to change is wanting to change.
- James Clear on WGYHWGYT