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Drop the ball : achieving more by doing less

Title
Drop the ball : achieving more by doing less / Tiffany Dufu.
Author
Dufu, Tiffany
Publication
New York : Flatiron Books, 2017.

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Description
xiii, 286 pages; 22 cm
Summary
"A bold and inspiring memoir and manifesto from a renowned voice in the women's leadership movement who shows women how to cultivate the single skill they really need in order to thrive: the ability to let go. Once the poster girl for doing it all, after she had her first child, Tiffany Dufu struggled to accomplish everything she thought she needed to in order to succeed. Like so many driven and talented women who have been brought up to believe that to have it all, they must do it all, Dufu began to feel that achieving her career and personal goals was an impossibility. Eventually, she discovered the solution: letting go. In Drop the Ball, Dufu recounts how she learned to reevaluate expectations, shrink her to-do list, and meaningfully engage the assistance of others--freeing the space she needed to flourish at work and to develop deeper, more meaningful relationships at home. Even though women are half the workforce, they still represent only eighteen per cent of the highest level leaders. The reasons are obvious: just as women reach middle management they are also starting families. Mounting responsibilities at work and home leave them with no bandwidth to do what will most lead to their success. Offering new perspective on why the women's leadership movement has stalled, and packed with actionable advice, Tiffany Dufu's Drop the Ball urges women to embrace imperfection, to expect less of themselves and more from others--only then can they focus on what they truly care about, devote the necessary energy to achieving their real goals, and create the type of rich, rewarding life we all desire"--
Subjects
Bibliography (note)
  • Includes bibliographical references (pages 263-275) and index.
Call Number
Sc D 17-908
ISBN
  • 9781250071736
  • 1250071739
LCCN
2016037631
OCLC
2016037631
Author
Dufu, Tiffany, author.
Title
Drop the ball : achieving more by doing less / Tiffany Dufu.
Publisher
New York : Flatiron Books, 2017.
Edition
First edition.
Type of Content
text
Type of Medium
unmediated
Type of Carrier
volume
Local Note
Schomburg copy with dust jacket.
Bibliography
Includes bibliographical references (pages 263-275) and index.
Local Subject
Black author.
Research Call Number
Sc D 17-908
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