Preface
Introduction
Chapter 1 Ambition
Men are ambitious; women are ambivalent
. Ask for what you want; ask for what you need
. Ambition is a stranger to me
. Jostling the big boys
. Use the Frustration
. Feel the fear and do it anyway
. Wherever you go you take the weather with you.
One Voice: Tessa
Chapter 2 Creativity
Men strut their stuff; women tend to shun it in order to conform
. Borrow it
. Don't Zig; Zag
. Don't fear failure
. Tear it up
. Be naïve
One voice: Kelly
Chapter 3 Cut Through
Men like to be noticed; women like to get on with the work
. Brand yourself
. Speak the right language
. Ha Ha; be funny
. Shh - cutting through as an introvert
. Manage up and sideways
. Don't be a doormat
. Be seen
One voice: Mercedes
Chapter 4 Trouble
Trouble troubles women differently from how it troubles men
. Keep going
. Is sex a problem?
. Sex in the office
. Conspiracy of the sisterhood - kindness can kill
. Mean Girls
. Know when to back down
. The burnout
One voice: Rachel
Chapter 5 Resilience
Men take things in their stride that throw women off course
. Don't ask; don't get
. When to walk away
. Secret rules of work
. The numbers game
. The playbook
. Don't take it personally
One voice: Megan
Chapter 6 Anger
Men exploit their inner bastard; women hide the inner bitch
. Power grip
. Odd one out
. Use advocates
. Go feral
. Play the long game
One voice: Gloria
Chapter 7 Karma
Women are not in the network of chaps. How to pay favours forward and how
helping others helps you.
. Always on
. Be your best self
. Make a memory
. Pay it forward
. We're all human
One voice: Carys
