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YOU SHOULD SMILE MORE

Dawn Hudson Lori Tauber Marcus Cie Nicholson Mitzi Short Angelique Bellmer Krembs Katie Lacey

How to Dismantle Gender Bias in the Workplace

In a straightforward and effective manner - reminiscent of Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie's Dear Ijeawele, or A Feminist Manifesto in Fifteen Suggestions - both men and women will appreciate You Should Smile More as it's a completely fresh, pragmatic, and realistic "how to" for tackling the lingering effects of gender bias in the workplace.
This is not about #MeToo moments; this is about micro-offenses; this is about the small, awkward, or uncomfortable moments that slow-build until the unwelcome environment takes hold and women disengage. Here you have six executive level changemakers who have seen it all, from the bottom rung to the boardroom. They know firsthand how hard it is to navigate gendered situations in the moment. Here they share their experience with a forward-looking eye - often with humor - and they always recognize the realities of the workplace.
It's also a call-to-action against the very advice women so frequently hear from male colleagues or bosses. This book spotlights all-too-familiar moments and offers realistic strategies every witness can use to confront and productively address them.

Written by six C-suite women with a collective resume covering 29 industries, the book proves their points with first-hand accounts, providing great insight. They know firsthand how hard it is to navigate gendered situations in the moment. There are no confusing moments, even when the solutions to certain issues in the workplace could not easily or neatly be resolved.

Situations the authors address range from things like use of the term "girl" versus "woman," watching male colleagues leave work for a social event where women colleagues were left off the invite list or hearing that a qualified woman shouldn't be offered an assignment because she has small children at home. You Should Smile More shows witnesses, allies, supervisors, and women at every level in their careers how to dismantle everyday gender bias, based upon the latest research, personal accounts, and interviews with dozens of professionals, both women and men.

Dawn Hudson, Cie Nicholson, Mitzi Short, Katie Lacey, Lori Tauber Marcus, and Angelique Bellmer Krembs met over the course of a decade and remained in close touch while working as senior executives in over twenty industries, in influential businesses of varied sizes and life stages, and in those with diverse employee bases. They have held titles of CEO, CMO, SVP, Board Member, Board Advisor, Vice Chairperson, Executive Coach, and Investor. The breadth and depth of their combined experience is unmatched in the field of women's leadership and building inclusive and high performing corporate cultures.
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Published 2022-09-06 by City Point Press

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With realism, humor, and elegance, You Should Smile More shows us how we can all step up to make a meaningful difference.

Fight back with the help of a new guide for handling the most common gender-based micro-aggressions in the workplace.... Read more...

Filled with real life examples of how to (and not to) get the most out of your teams. It answers the questions you have and even the ones you didn't know you should have.

Why Companies Today Should Care About The "Little Things" Read more...

An important addition to our efforts to ensure top talent rises to the top.

Required reading.

A seminal contribution to dismantling the remaining everyday gender bias... it contains invaluable practical tips to navigate the micro moments of gender bias with savvy while effectively advancing their career. For male executive allies, it is an eye opener into the often-unrealized slights women experience. This book is a must read for anyone trying to build a winning, more gender neutral, inclusive organization where everyone can realize their full potential to make a difference.

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Their combined wisdom and proven actions for creating a cultural workplace where both women and men can thrive is truly invaluable.

Shows us precisely how we can work together to build the type of workplace that benefits us all.

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As women who spent most of their careers in male-dominated industries, The Band of Sisters' co-founders and members have tapped into their experiences as an opportunity to write You Should Smile More, a book, giving "people the language" and tools to dismantle gender biases in the workplace and create a more inclusive culture. They explored those topics in more detail during this insightful and timely conversation held at Nasdaq MarketSite. Read more...