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Understand: Dare: Thrive. How to have your best career, from today Diana Parkes MBPsS

Understand: Dare: Thrive. How to have your best career, from today By Diana Parkes MBPsS

Understand: Dare: Thrive. How to have your best career, from today by Diana Parkes MBPsS

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Essential reading for all women, & champions of equity, diversity & inclusion. Leading authority Diana Parkes cuts through the complexity of workplace dynamics & human psychology to share what really works, providing everything readers need to know to thrive throughout their career, at their chosen pace, with the recognition & rewards they deserve

Understand: Dare: Thrive. How to have your best career, from today Summary

Understand: Dare: Thrive. How to have your best career, from today by Diana Parkes MBPsS

Understand: Dare: Thrive, how to have your best career from today is essential reading for all women, and all champions of equity, diversity and inclusion. Every insight and answer that matters is here, in one place. In this ground-breaking book, leading authority Diana Parkes - business guru, psychologist and social entrepreneur - cuts through the complexity of workplace dynamics and human psychology to share what really works. She provides everything you need to know to thrive throughout your career, at the pace you choose, with the recognition and rewards you deserve. Comprehensive, proven strategies for success Real stories - in the words of women who've cracked it! Practical examples of how to handle everyday challenges 24 powerful self-assessment and planning tools Incisive coaching questions in every chapter

Understand: Dare: Thrive. How to have your best career, from today Reviews

'Finally, a book that will help real women to have the working lives they deserve - because it equips them with the truth about their value and potential, and provides practical, accessible and comprehensive options for successfully navigating workplace culture and biases.' DAME INGA BEALE, FORMER CEO, LLOYDS OF LONDON; 'I wish I could give a copy to my younger self when I was starting my apprenticeship. It answers so many questions, clarifies so many situations, and gives so much strength. It will change your perception of yourself, your career, and the working world around you. This book is a paradigm shift - it provides fantastic insights, enabling techniques and anecdotes from an incredible and inspirational cross-section of women. [It] will change so many lives.' 'TOP 50 WOMEN IN ENGINEERING' 2019; AWARD-WINNER, INSTITUTION OF ENGINEERING AND TECHNOLOGY; 'Understand: Dare: Thrive draws on scientific research to pick apart the gender stereotypes which continue to hold women back at work, and then shows us a way through. It demonstrates how it is possible to thrive in any position, whether entry level or leadership.' MANDY GARNER, MANAGING EDITOR, WORKINGMUMS.CO.UK; 'Parkes provides a roadmap for women who have something to say and want to be heard. Building on interviews with successful leaders, she shows that it can be done - and that you can do it too. Read the book, understand, dare and thrive!' IRIS BOHNET, PROFESSOR, HARVARD UNIVERSITY & AUTHOR OF WHAT WORKS: GENDER EQUALITY BY DESIGN

About Diana Parkes MBPsS

Diana Parkes is a leading authority on women in the world of work, the challenges they face, the reasons for these challenges and the most potent and practical solutions. Diana's reputation is built on 20 years delivering exceptional commercial performance in front-line and senior management positions in global organisations such as Mars, Coca-Cola, Carlsberg and Glendinning Management Consultants. Diana is a single Mum, a psychologist, speaker, mentor and social entrepreneur. She has delivered workshops and 1-2-1s for thousands of women and organisations seeking enduring positive change.

Table of Contents

PART 1: Introduction Chapter 1: Understand: Dare: Thrive Chapter 2: What to expect and why this will make differences that really matter to you Chapter 3: What is success? Chapter 4: You have to actively manage your career PART 2: Understand the causes to navigate the effects Chapter 5: Gain a psychological advantage Chapter 6: Distinguish the facts from the fiction, the myths and the mantras Myth 1: Men are natural leaders, hard-wired through evolution Myth 2: Women have babies, so they're a costly risk Myth 3: Women aren't as ambitious Myth 4: Women are hormonal and less capable of being objective Myth 5: Women aren't good at IT, maths or science Myth 6: There is no discrimination - 'they can get on if they want to, like anyone else'. Myth 7: Quotas would be wrong - women should just get on based on merit. Myth 8: Women should use their looks to help get on - if you've got it, flaunt it Myth 9: Queen Bees pull up the drawbridge when they reach the top Myth 10: There's no problem now Part 3: Your DNA for success Chapter 7: Define what you really want and why Chapter 8: What do you value? Chapter 9: Challenge any limiting beliefs Chapter 10: Harness and hold on to what drives you PART 4: Inner momentum: your brakes and accelerators Chapter 11: Confidence: a little word with a colossal impact on your career Chapter 12: Life is tough - so deal with it by building resilience Chapter 13: Loving support keeps you going when the going gets tough Chapter 14: Know your strengths and where they have the potential to take you. Chapter 15: To have your best career you have to address your home front strategically Chapter 16: Select appropriate benchmarks and defend your boundaries PART 5: Driving your agenda Chapter 17: Understand the organisation's culture to smooth the path ahead Chapter 18: Deliver strategic impact & develop a strategic point of difference Chapter 19: You need to self-promote, so make it count Chapter 20: Define and consistently deliver against your ideal professional reputation Chapter 21: Proactively manage the stakeholders in your success Chapter 22: Build your social capital Chapter 23: Network with integrity Chapter 24: Get a mentor to navigate your role. Get a senior sponsor to get on Chapter 25: The biggest challenge is being heard - the quest for credibility Chapter 26: In conclusion FIGURES Figure 1: Overview of Transactional and Transformational Leadership (Eagly, 2003; A. H. Eagly L. C., 2007) Figure 2: Sharing of domestic responsibilities (Parkes, The Credibility Crunch, Sat Nav to Success Research Report, 2020) Figure 3: A-Level entries and attainment (Education Policy Institute, 2019) Figure 4: Contribution to Value Gaps by gender and career level Figure 5: FTSE 100 percentage of the board: Female executive and non-executive directors (S. Vinnicombe D. A., 2019) Figure 6: The Global Gender Gap Index of Gender Parity Measures 2020. Percentage of the Gender Gaps Closed to 2020 (World Economic Forum, 2020) Figure 7: Proportions of men and women with strong outer confidence and inner belief in capability (Sat Nav to Success Research Survey 2020) Figure 8: Internal and external confidence status self-assessment Figure 9: Maslow's model of the four stages of learning Figure 10: Resilience to knockbacks self-assessment Figure 11: Unconditional support self-assessment Figure 12: Personal potential self-assessment Figure 13: Professional value proposition Figure 14: Interviewee's domestic set up. (Percentages of total group) Figure 15: Home front self-assessment (with or planning children) Figure 16: Home front self-assessment (living independently) Figure 17: Women and men's priorities and benchmark standards of success Figure 18: Your Success Portfolio Profile Figure 19: Understanding culture self-assessment Figure 20: Strategic impact self-assessment Figure 21: The Urgent Important Decision Matrix Figure 22: Self-promotion self-assessment Figure 23: Ongoing personal PR self-assessment Figure 24: Professional reputation self-assessment Figure 25: Stakeholder development self-assessment Figure 26: Stakeholder Mapping and Strategic Planning Matrix Figure 27: Social capital self-assessment Figure 28: Informal professional support network self-assessment Figure 29: Professional development networking self-assessment Figure 30: Sponsorship and mentoring self-assessment Figure 31: Being heard self-assessment TABLES Table 1: Challenging limiting beliefs Table 2: Foundation and drive strengths framework Table 3: Parenting considerations by main stage (based on the UK education system) Table 4: Stakeholder relationships, goals and benefits Table 5: Mentors vs sponsors (Ibarra C. A., 2010)

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GOR012780499
9781399919173
1399919172
Understand: Dare: Thrive. How to have your best career, from today by Diana Parkes MBPsS
Diana Parkes MBPsS
Used - Very Good
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Ariadne's Gold Publishing Ltd
20220831
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