Women at Work - Introducing Season Two

Episode Date: August 27, 2018

Women at Work is back Sept. 17 with stories, conversations, and practical advice about women and work. Expect to hear from us every Monday for the next couple of months. Our theme music is Matt Hill��s “City In Motion,” provided by Audio Network.

Over 40,000 businesses have future-proofed their business with NetSuite by Oracle, the number one cloud ERP, bringing accounting, financial management, inventory, and HR into one platform. Download the CFO's Guide to AI and Machine Learning for free at netsuite.com slash women at work. I'm excited for my first line. I'm really going to say it aloud. Emphatically. Yeah. Women at Work is back Monday, September 17th. We'll be covering so much in season two. You'll hear from experts on women and work. You know, it's funny. People like to say that men are from Mars and women are from Venus. But I find that when it comes to decision making, it's much more like men are from Mars and women are from a less respected part of Mars. So I think step one is we just need to make sure that we're not framing it as claiming

credit is equal to bragging or self-promotion or being that colleague, we can't stand. But instead, just really remembering to take ownership of our work and being willing to show courage in our convictions. If you're not getting the kind of feedback that you think you should be getting and that you are seeking and that you are being bold enough and confident enough to ask for, then the next question becomes, how long are you going to put up with that? You'll hear stories from women whose careers took unexpected turns when they became mothers. And I was kind of choosing a career that I thought could be a little bit more flexible

so that when we did have children, I might be able to freelance or do something else. But it ended up being that the career I chose was the career that supported our whole family. I had the opportunity to take a year and stay at home as a mother without any of the risks or sacrifices that usually come with that for other women. And as always, we'll share our own stories and advice. Like, I have not really messed up ever that bad.

I'm kind of constantly worried about the worst thing to happen, but maybe that's because it's never really happened. Think of how much time you waste doing that. God, I know. And how much energy you put in to worrying about that. And then ask yourself, what's the worst that can happen and what if it happens? And then a couple of times that has happened. And I'm still here.

I think if the praise is like, you had a great year, you're really doing excellent work. That is so vague, it's not helpful at all. So I think you'd start with what Amy said. Thank you so much. I'm so relieved to hear that. I'm so glad to hear that. I want to make sure next year is even better. Are there some specific things you think I should focus on? The other thing that I think is really important here is not to let someone else's urgency be

your urgency. All right, my work is done here. Your work is done. That took me a long time to learn. Starting September 17th, you can expect to hear from us every Monday for the next couple of months. And if you haven't already, subscribe to this podcast so that you don't miss any of the stories, conversations, or practical tips we're putting together for you.