Mistakes I Made at Work: 25 Influential Women Reflect on What They Got Out of Getting It Wrong, (Paperback)

from meacoleman

"Mistakes I Made at Work" is a book of 25 short vignettes of successful (yet imperfect) women who are brave enough to share mistakes they've made in their careers. Some share stories of discovery, while others admit to huge failures on the job. Ms. Bacal knits their stories together thoughtfully ...

from CheryleFisher

Written by 25 women who have made mistakes in their careers but have used those mistakes to grow and further their careers. All of the women who contributed to this book wrote essays on mistakes they made mostly early in their careers. They then went on to explain how they used those mistakes to ...

from chutzpanit

What a great little book! it was a short easy read but really was a good topic especially with books like Leaning In coming out. This book really showed me that people, women, make mistakes in their careers and for the most part try to downplay them as their career continues but that has a negati...

from julesnstu

I wish they could hand this out to every female highschool graduate. My generation was raised to be perfect to compete with men/to be successful. A mistake =failure. NOT TRUE! Sometimes the more mistakes we make, if we learn from them, the faster we get it right.

from Jillian_Kay

This is a collection of essays written by high achieving women detailing mistakes they made at work. Some are more about mistakes they avoided, or bad jobs they had, but all are very valuable. My favorite was the essay by the ER doctor talking about what happened when she made a mistake. I figure...