Bodacious

by Foley, Mary E.; Finney, Martha I.

• ISBN13: 9780814471319
• ISBN10: 0814471315
• Format: Hardcover
• Copyright: 2001-08-01
• Publisher: Amacom Books

Summary

Foley offers generic strategies for women eager to advance in today's competitive economy. Primarily targeting women starting their own companies or job hunting, Foley urges readers to network extensively, quickly move on from rejection, find mentors, scout for talent.

Table of Contents

Preface	p. XI
Acknowledgments	p. XII
Like Nothing You've Ever Seen Before	p. 3
"Life's Short, Learn Fast"	p. 3
"Some Computer Company"	p. 5
Where the Boys Are	p. 8
"Better I Should Suffer"	p. 12
We're All Start-Ups	p. 16
Somebody's Going to Want a Piece of You	p. 21
This Is High-Wire Living	p. 22
Why "Now"?	p. 22
The Trip to Bodaciousness	p. 24
This Is High-Performance Living	p. 25
Bodaciousness Starts On The Inside	p. 27
The Inside Story: Fourteen Bodacious Ways for Career and Personal Power	p. 31
Bodacious Women Make Their Self-Esteem Priority One	p. 31
Bodacious Women Know Their Value Prevails	p. 33
How to Make a Decision Like an Engineer	p. 35
Bodacious Women Observe What's Happening but Don't Jump to Conclusions	p. 36
Bodacious Women Are Curious	p. 38
Bodacious Women Trust Their Inner Voice	p. 39
Bodacious Women Don't Take It Personally	p. 41
How to Journal for Discovery	p. 41
Bodacious Women Get Over It	p. 46
Bodacious Women See Barriers as an Opportunity to Do Things Differently	p. 48
Bodacious Women Focus on What's Going Right	p. 49
Bodacious Women Welcome Risk and Relish Change	p. 50
Bodacious Women Know That "Gratitude" Only Rhymes With "Servitude"	p. 51
Bodacious Women Embrace Competition	p. 52
Bodacious Women Cultivate Relationships for Many Reasons	p. 53
Bodacious women Notice Moments of Magic and Serendipity	p. 56
Staff Your Bodacious Start-Up Self	p. 59
How to Be a Great Client	p. 62
Your Mother Always Said to Choose Your Friends Wisely	p. 64
Strategies for Staffing Your Social Circles	p. 66
How to Be an Empire Builder	p. 78
The Three A's: Now Economy Ways to Leverage Your Relationships	p. 81
How to Be a Great Consultant	p. 83
The Ten Things You Want Your Reputation to Say About You	p. 87
Bodacious Women Take A Stand	p. 91
Get Control Over What You Can Control	p. 94
Why Bother?	p. 97
Don't Let This One Slide	p. 99
Trust Your Instincts, Be Yourself, and Check With a Friend	p. 101
A Little Testosterone Goes a Long Way	p. 102
Stand by Your Stand	p. 105
The Notes You Take Could Save Your Career	p. 108
A Few Short Words About the Short B-Word	p. 109
Take Charge of Your Financial Future	p. 110
Down With Up-Talk and Other Bodacious Checkpoints	p. 112
When Someone Takes a Stand With You	p. 114
Culture Shock	p. 116
Bodacious Women Thrive On Shift And Change	p. 117
Change Is Inevitable; Growth Is Optional	p. 119
The Bodacious Leadership Big Six	p. 121
Launch the Change Reaction	p. 125
The Choice Is Always Yours	p. 134
The Bodacious Thrive-on-Change Six-Pack	p. 137
How to Survive a Layoff	p. 137
How to Interview in the Now Economy	p. 141
How to Evaluate Multiple Job Offers	p. 144
There's Almost Always More Money: What Most Employers Don't Want You to Know When They Talk Salary	p. 147
Stock Options: Explain That Again, Please	p. 149
So You've Got the Job. Now What?	p. 152
One Thing I Wish I'd Understood Before I Quit Aol	p. 157
Office Politics Isn't Always Pretty, but Snow White and Sleeping Beauty Are	p. 159
Politics Is Our Friend	p. 162
How to Tell Whether Someone's Playing Power Games With You	p. 165
(Office) Size Still Matters	p. 166
Strategies From the Political Masters	p. 168
The Art of Quitting Well	p. 179
Voodoo Politics	p. 181
Breaking Through To Bodaciousness	p. 183
The Choices You Make and Actions You Take Will Be Based on Strategy, Not Survival	p. 185
You Are More Aware of What's Happening in You and Around You, and You Use This Information Constructively	p. 186
You Are More Relaxed and More Comfortable With Yourself and Feel Less Defesive	p. 187
You Go From Survivor to Victor	p. 188
You Give Yourself More Credit	p. 189
You Do What It Takes to Create Your Best Physical, Emotional, and Mental Health	p. 191
You Are Constantly Learning	p. 192
You Are More Effective in Achieving Your Dreams	p. 192
You Will Gain New Friends and Lose Others	p. 193
You Will Take More Risks	p. 194
You Will Help Other People Make Their Dreams Come True	p. 195
You Will Break the Rules	p. 196
You Will Tell People What You Want	p. 196
You Will Control Yourself, Influence Others, and Let the Rest Unfold	p. 197
Bring It On!	p. 199
What We Can Learn From New Economy Business Mistakes	p. 204
Your Big, Bodacious Personal Business Plan	p. 208
Eleven Ways to Make Your Own Luck	p. 217
Achieving the Bodacious Goal: Like No One You've Ever Seen Before	p. 230
Epilogue: Life's Short, Learn Fast	p. 231
Bodacious Ways	p. 233
Recommended Reading	p. 235
Index	p. 237
About the Authors	p. 241
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