Careers Are A Jungle Gym, Not A

When People Are Really Suffering, And We Know They're Suffering, That Question Can Be A Very Difficult One. Inadvertently, I Think Without Anyone Meaning It, It Communicates A Lack Of Empathy.

The Traditional Metaphor For Careers Is A Ladder, But I No Longer Think That Metaphor Holds. It Just Doesn’t Make Sense In A Less Hierarchical World... Build Your Skills, Not Your Resume. Evaluate What You Can Do, Not The Title They’re Going To Give You. Do Real Work. Take A Sales Quota, A Line Role, An Ops Job. Don’t Plan Too Much, And Don’t Expect A Direct Climb. If I Had Mapped Out My Career When I Was Sitting Where You Are, I Would Have Missed My Career.

Give Us A World Where Half Our Homes Are Run By Men And Half Our Institutions Are Run By Women. I'm Pretty Sure That Would Be A Better World.

Framing The Issue Of Work-life Balance - As If The Two Were Dramatically Opposed - Practically Ensures Work Will Lose Out. Who Would Ever Choose Work Over Life?

Aggressive And Hard-charging Women Violate Unwritten Rules About Acceptable Social Conduct. Men Are Continually Applauded For Being Ambitious And Powerful And Successful, But Women Who Display These Same Traits Often Pay A Social Penalty. Female Accomplishments Come At A Cost.