Bodacious
by Foley, Mary E.; Finney, Martha I.Format: Hardcover
Pub. Date: 2001-08-01
Publisher(s): Amacom Books
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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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