In this live show, Shasta Nelson, author of Friendships Don’t Just Happen and Frientimacy, discusses how to maintain friendships while juggling the demands of work.

You’ll hear:

• How to cancel plans with a friend when you have to work
• How to react when someone always cancels plans with you
• How friendships affect your health

Books: Friendships Don’t Just Happen, Frientimacy: How to Deepen Friendships for Lifelong Health and Happiness

Website: www.shastanelson.com

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In this live show, Shasta Nelson, author of Friendships Don’t Just Happen and Frientimacy, discusses how to handle some of the tricky situations that arise when your friends are also your co-workers.

You’ll hear:

• Why it's important to have friends at work
• The ingredients of a genuine work friendship
• How to handle it when your friend becomes your boss

Books: Friendships Don’t Just Happen, Frientimacy: How to Deepen Friendships for Lifelong Health and Happiness

Website: www.shastanelson.com

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Lori Mihalich-Levin, author of Back to Work After Baby: How to Plan and Navigate a Mindful Return from Maternity Leave and founder of Mindful Return, discusses how to navigate your return to work after a maternity leave.

You’ll hear:

• What to include in your maternity leave plan
• How to deal with "mommy guilt"
• How to set boundaries when you work a flexible schedule

Book: Back to Work After Baby: How to Plan and Navigate a Mindful Return from Maternity Leave

Additional resources:

LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/lorimihalichlevin/

Facebook:  www.facebook.com/mindfulreturn

Twitter: @mindfulreturn

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Susan Burnett discusses how you can use design-thinking to intentionally design a day that honors your priorities (whatever they may be) and leverages your energy.

You’ll hear:

• Why your goal should not be to achieve work-life balance
• How re-sequencing tasks can make you more productive
• Why it is important to share your priorities with others

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Karen Wickre, author of Taking the Work Out of Networking: An Introvert’s Guide to Making Connections That Count, discusses why you need to stay in touch with the “weak ties” in your network and how to do it.

You’ll hear:

• Why it's important to stay in touch with your "weak ties"
• How you can network effectively using social media
• That building a robust network requires long-term, cyclical, ongoing activity

Book: Taking the Work Out of Networking: An Introvert’s Guide to Making Connections That Count

Suggested books and articles: https://karenwickre.com/resources/

Article: Why You Need a Network of Low-Stakes, Casual Friendships

Website: www.karenwickre.com

Twitter: @kvox

LinkedIn: @karenwickre

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Emilie Aries, author of Bossed Up: A Grown Woman's Guide to Getting Your Sh*t Together and the Founder & CEO of Bossed Up, discusses why it is important to put yourself in the driver’s seat of your career and how to do that.

You’ll hear:

• Why it is important to take a proactive approach to your career
• How to react to criticism
• The steps to take to be seen as a leader

Book: Bossed Up: A Grown Woman's Guide to Getting Your Sh*t Together

Additional resources: How to be an Overnight Success at 53

Website: www.bossedup.org

Podcast: Bossed Up

Social media: @emiliearies and @bosseduporg

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J. Kelly Hoey, author of Build Your Dream Network, discusses critical elements of success – having a network, getting career advice, and self-promoting effectively.

You’ll hear:

• The value of peer mentors
• How to ask for advice from a mentor
• Why you shouldn't have a Plan B

Book: Build Your Dream Network: Forging Powerful Relationships in a Hyper-Connected World

Additional resources: How to be an Overnight Success at 53

Website: https://jkellyhoey.co/

Twitter: @jkhoey

Facebook: @BuildYourDreamNetwork

LinkedIn: @kellyhoey

Instagram: @jkellyhoey

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Frances Taplett, a diversity and inclusion consultant at BCG, discusses how individuals and companies can address the challenges that dual career couples face in balancing their work lives and their home lives.

You’ll hear:

• How to structure a work day that works for you and your company
• Some innovative approaches to sharing household and childcare responsibilities
• The importance of picking a partner who shares home responsibilities equally

Additional Resources:

• Making the Workplace Work for Dual Career Couples

LinkedIn: @francesb1

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Amy Stanton, author of The Feminine Revolution: 21 Ways to Ignite the Power of Your Femininity for a Brighter Life and a Better World, discusses the benefit of bringing your feminine qualities to the workplace.

You’ll hear:

• Why your feminine qualities are strengths, not weaknesses in the workplace
• How sensitivity, intuition, mothering and agreeability can all be strengths in the workplace
• Why apologizing can be a powerful thing to do

Book:

• The Feminine Revolution: 21 Ways to Ignite the Power of Your Femininity for a Brighter Life and a Better World

Twitter: @amykstanton

LinkedIn: @amykstanton

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Lori Gottlieb, therapist and author of Maybe You Should Talk to Someone, discusses picking a therapist, dealing with things not turning out as expected, and how to stop comparing yourself to others.

You’ll hear:

• When it's time to see a therapist
• Why you should focus on your envy
• How to navigate a career pivot

Book:

• Maybe You Should Talk to Someone

Twitter: @lorigottlieb1

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Lois Frankel, career coach and author of Nice Girls Still Don’t Get the Corner Office, discusses the “nice girl” behaviors that may be getting in the way of your successful career.

You’ll hear:

• How "nice girl" behaviors don't serve you well in the workplace
• How to discover the unwritten rules in your workplace
• The importance of having clarity about what you want

Books:

• Nice Girls Still Don’t Get the Corner Office
• Nice Girls Don’t Get Rich
• Nice Girls Don't Get It
• See Jane Lead

Facebook: drloisfrankel

Twitter: @drloisfrankel

Website: www.drloisfrankel.com

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Melanie Vetter, founder of Wellfleet Circle, discusses how you can use brief writing exercises to craft your personal mission statement.

You’ll hear:

• Why having a personal mission statement is important
• How to craft a personal mission statement
• How to implement your mission statement in "baby steps"

LinkedIn: @melanievetter

Facebook: Wellfleet Circle

Website: Wellfleet Circle

Additional resources: Values worksheet and 5 Easy Steps to Writing A Great Thank You

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Kathryn Sollmann, career coach and author of Ambition Redefined: Why the Corner Office Doesn’t Work for Every Woman and What to Do Instead, discusses the real costs of leaving the workforce, even if just for a few years, and what your other options are.

You’ll hear:

• How much it actually costs to leave the workforce
• What some of your options are for combining work and being there for your kids
• How to ask for a more flexible schedule

Book: Ambition Redefined: Why the Corner Office Doesn’t Work for Every Woman and What to Do Instead

Twitter: @kathrynsollman

Instagram: @kathrynsollman

LinkedIn: @kathrynsollman

Facebook: 9 Lives for Women

Additional resources: Costs of leaving the workforce calculator

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Brande Stellings, an expert on women’s career advancement and workplace inclusion, and founder of Vestry Laight, discusses how to discover the unwritten rules of your workplace and other important uses of your network.

You’ll hear:

• How to learn what the unwritten rules are in your workplace
• Why it is so important to build your network
• What you should be doing instead of spending long hours at work

Additional resources: ,My Career Toolkit, Unwritten Rules, Making Mentoring Work, and Career Pathways.

Website: Vestry Laight

Twitter: @bstellings

Instagram: @brandestell

Facebook and LinkedIn: @brandestellings

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Molly Beck, author of Reach Out: The Simple Strategy to Expand Your Network and Increase Your Influence, discusses using email to build your network efficiently and effectively.

You’ll hear:

• How to clarify your short-term career goals
• Where to start building your network
• How to reach out to people you don’t know for career-enhancing advice
• The importance of letting people know how you used their advice

Book: Reach Out: The Simple Strategy to Expand Your Network and Increase Your Influence

Website: messy.fm

Facebook, Twitter, and LinkedIn: @msmollybeck

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Tonya Dalton, productivity expert and founder of inkWELL Press, discusses how to be a better delegator and the unappreciated benefits of procrastination.

You’ll hear:

• How to delegate effectively
• Why you need to check in regularly when you delegate
• Why procrastination is not always a bad thing

Website: http://www.inkwellpress.com

Twitter: @inkwellpress

Facebook: @inkwellpress

Instagram: @inkwellpress

Podcast: Productivity Paradox Podcast

Core Values Worksheet: Available here

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KJ Dell’Antonia discusses why to stay in the workforce after having kids, how to sanely juggle work and family and how to approach a career pivot.

You’ll hear:

• Why you should stay in the workforce after having kids
• How to think about childcare expenses
• What your mindset should be if you’re contemplating a career pivot

Book: How to Be a Happier Parent: Raising a Family, Having a Life and Loving (Almost) Every Minute

Website: http://www.kjdellantonia.com

Twitter: @KJDellAntonia

Facebook: @kjdellantonia

Instagram: @kjda

KJ's tinyletter: http://tinyurl.com/followkj

Podcast: #AmWriting with Jess & KJ

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Kate White, author of The Gutsy Girl Handbook: Your Manifesto for Success, discusses why you must take risks in your career and how to make those risks “smart risks”.

You’ll hear:

• Why it’s important to take risks in your career
• How to feel more comfortable taking risks
• Why you need to stop worrying so much 

Book: The Gutsy Girl Handbook: Your Manifesto for Success

Website: http://www.katewhitespeaks.com

Twitter: @Katemwhite

Facebook: @KateWhiteAuthor

LinkedIn: @katemwhite

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We’re taking a short break until the New Year.  In the meantime, happy holidays.  

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Anne Bogel, author of Reading People, and creator of the popular blog, Modern Mrs. Darcy, discusses how personality assessments can help us better understand ourselves and use that understanding to help us thrive at work.

You’ll hear:

• How personality assessments can help you know who you are and what you need to be successful
• The workplace implications of being an extrovert or an introvert
• How to approach your job based on your personality type 

Books:  Reading People: How Seeing the World through the Lens of Personality Changes Everything

             I’d Rather Be Reading:  The Delights and Dilemmas of the Reading Life

Facebook: @ModernMrsDarcy

Twitter: @annebogel

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Anne Elkin, Vice President of Human Resources at Qualcomm, discusses how the StrengthsFinder assessment tool can help you identify your strengths, better understand your co-workers and be happier and more productive at work.

You’ll hear:

• Why it is important to focus on your strengths rather than to try to overcome your weaknesses
• How to figure out what your natural strengths are
• Why it is important to understand your co-workers’ strengths

StrengthsFinder 2.0 https://www.gallupstrengthscenter.com/home/en-us/strengthsfinder

Books mentioned: 

Now Discover Your Strengths by Marcus Buckingham and Donald Clifton

StrengthsFinder 2.0 by Tom Rath 

Twitter: @anne_elkin,

LinkedIn: Anne Elkin

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Host Sara Holtz discusses how paying attention to your activities at work can help you discover your natural strengths.

You’ll hear:

• Why it’s important to know what your natural strengths are
• Why it is difficult to know what your strengths are
• Questions to ask yourself to help you discover your strengths

Website: tomyyounger.me

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 Sally Helgesen, co-author of How Women Rise: Break 12 Habits Holding You Back from Your Next Raise, Promotion or Job, discusses how some of the behaviors which you think are serving you in your career may actually be holding your career back.

You’ll hear: 

Book:  How Women Rise: Break 12 Habits Holding You Back from Your Next Raise, Promotion or Job

Website:  sallyhelgesen.com

Twitter and LinkedIn: @sallyhelgesen

12 habits you need to break:

1. Reluctance to claim your achievements
2. Expecting others to spontaneously notice and reward your contributions
3. Overvaluing expertise
4. Building rather than leveraging relationships
5. Failing to enlist allies from day one
6. Putting your job before your career
7. The perfection trap
8. The disease to please
9. Minimizing
10. Too Much
11. Ruminating
12. Letting your radar distract you

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Hana Schank and Elizabeth Wallace, authors of The Ambition Decisions: What Women Know about Work, Family, and the Path to Building a Life, discuss important decisions to consider when crafting a career

You’ll hear:

• The role money should play in career decisions
• How intertwined your career is with that of your spouse or partner
• Why “finding your passion” may put an unrealistic burden on choosing a career

Book:  The Ambition Decisions: What Women Know about Work, Family, and the Path to Building a Life

Social media: @hanaschank @lizardwallace

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Hana Schank and Elizabeth Wallace, authors of The Ambition Decision: What Women Know About Work, Family, and the Path to Building a Life, discuss the three predictable career paths that women experience and the consequences that follow as a result of each choice.

You’ll hear:

• What the three career paths are that ambitious women choose
• Which path resulted in the highest level of satisfaction
• What the consequences are of a career break

Book:  The Ambition Decision: What Women Know About Work, Family, and the Path to Building a Life

Their social media: @hanaschank @lizardwallace

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