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Pushback
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Popular leadership blogger gives the low-down on standing up for yourself In Pushback, top leadership consultant Selena Rezvani argues that self-advocacy is critical to success. Yet women initiate negotiations four times less often than men, resulting in getting less of what they want promotion opportunities, plum assignments, and higher pay. This book shines a light on the real rules of holding your own and pushing back for what is rightfully yours. Drawing on interviews with high-level leaders, Rezvani offers readers in the first half of their career the unedited truth about how women have asked their way to the top and triumphed and how you can too. Includes interviews with top business leaders such as Marie Chandoha, CEO of Charles Schwab Investment Management; Cindi Bigelow, President of Bigelow Tea Company; Fizzah Jafri, COO at Morgan Stanley; Rosemary Turner, President at UPS; and Irene Chang Britt, Chief Strategy Officer at Campbell's Soup Offers a reliable and methodic approach to negotiating and navigating tough conversations Highlights compelling facts and research from the world of psychology and leadership Insightful and accessible, Pushback is a timely resource for savvy women who want to leverage their skills, promote themselves effectively, and fast track their careers.
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“Pushback by Selena Rezvani is the ultimate guide to negotiations. It is the call for women and other marginalized people to stand up and let their voices be heard in their jobs. This guide takes you through the process of how to effectively advocate for what you want: be it a raise, promotion, or trying to get an outdated policy changed. She guides those who may shy away from going for what they want because of who they are and what society traditions have instilled in them about doing so. With this guide you’ll be empowered to tackle any job, or life related conflicts.
Rezvani I find is the go to woman in the world of how to make it in business. I’ve had the privilege of reading her books before and she always is such a great source of information. She has sought out advice from experts in the field, her own mentors, and her own experiences to create this guide book. In usual fashion she gives tips for every kind of negotiator, because she understands we are all built differently. I found the book very informative especially concerning the inequality still plaguing the working world. She implores us to use these “pushback” skills to claim a slice of those male heavy spaces for our own. While the focus is on women, she does address other marginalized ethnicities and genders, telling them that this advice is also beneficial for them, I love seeing that acknowledged. She provides checklists, and questions for us to answer to help us hone our skills and prepare to speak up for ourselves. I appreciate that she offers encouragement to go after what you want because she understands it can be scary being a strong woman in situations where many frown upon it. I love the energy she brings. She’s upbeat, and comes off like a friend, but it’s not too over the top in peppiness.
While I found a lot of the advice helpful, I did at times find it could be overwhelming. I felt like too much information was hitting me at once in some paragraphs. I found my over filled brain going numb and just having a hard time retaining the information dump. Of course this could just be a me thing, because I do have a hard time processing a lot of data in one go. So this may not be a problem for everybody, but for those like me, we might have benefited from an even better breakdown of the information.
Rezvani has once more proven she is the best to turn to for business advice. If you find yourself scared to be your own self-advocate in the workplace, or life, because you believe pushing back to get what you want is not the profitable thing to do, I highly recommend this book. You will find empowerment to speak up and demand what you deserve. I give this a four.”
“Though this is older, I found this book extremely helpful. All the advice given in here are things we already know but I like that the author shows us how to use these tools to our advantage.”
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