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

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Jessica Bacal Jess Bacal

Mistakes I Made at Work

25 Influential Women Reflect on What They Got Out of Getting It Wrong

Jessica Bacal, Jess Bacal

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Plume
25 June 2014

Advice on careers & achieving success

In Mistakes I Made at Work, 25 high-achieving and influential women across a variety of fields share their worst on-the-job moments, and how they used those missteps as learning experiences to build a successful career.

High-achieving women share their worst mistakes at work-and how learning from them paved the way to success.

Named by Fast Company as a ""Top 10 Book You Need to Read This Year""

In Mistakes I Made at Work, a Publishers Weekly Top 10 Business Book for Spring 2014, Jessica Bacal interviews twenty-five successful women about their toughest on-the-job moments. These innovators across a variety of fields - from the arts to finance to tech - reveal that they're more thoughtful, purposeful and assertive as leaders because they learned from their mistakes, not because they never made any. Interviewees include-

Cheryl Strayed, bestselling author of Wild Anna Holmes, founding editor of Jezebel.com Kim Gordon, founding member of the band Sonic Youth Joanna Barsch, Director Emeritus of McKinsey & Company Carol Dweck, Stanford psychology professor Ruth Ozeki, New York Times bestselling author of Tale for the Time Being And many more

For readers of Lean In and #Girlboss, Mistakes I Made for Work is ideal for millenials just starting their careers, for women seeking to advance at work, or for anyone grappling with issues of perfectionism, and features fascinating and surprising anecdotes, as well as tips for readers.

By: Jessica Bacal, Jess Bacal
Imprint: Plume
Dimensions: Height: 202mm, Width: 135mm, Spine: 17mm
Weight: 216g
ISBN: 9780142180570
ISBN 10: 0142180572
Pages: 288
Publication Date: 25 June 2014
Recommended Age: From 18 years
Audience: General/trade , ELT Advanced
Format: Paperback
Publisher's Status: Active

Jessica Bacal is the director of the Wurtele Center for Work & Life at Smith College. She lives with her husband and two children in Northampton, MA.

Reviews for Mistakes I Made at Work: 25 Influential Women Reflect on What They Got Out of Getting It Wrong

Named by Fast Company as a Top 10 Book You Need to Read This Year Named by Publishers Weekly as a Top 10 Business/Economics Book for Spring 2014 This insightful book reminds us that even the women we most admire have dealt with failure. It perfectly captures one of the wisest things my mother ever told me -- that failure isn't the opposite of success, it's a stepping stone to success. -Arianna Huffington As valuable for its wisdom and its advice as it is pure fun to read. -Cathy Hanaeur, author of The Bitch in the House Refreshing...filled with humor and humiliation, plus loads of hard-earned career management advice. - Elle Absorbing...a comforting and genuine reminder that everyone makes mistakes. - New York Magazine An important book ...Crucial character boot camp for women everywhere. - The Globe and Mail -- praise