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Mistakes I Made at Work

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

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Mistakes I Made at Work

Written by: Jessica Bacal
Narrated by: Karen Saltus
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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 25 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, best-selling 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 best-selling author of Tale for the Time Being, And many more!

Ideal for millennials just starting their careers, for women seeking to advance at work, or for anyone grappling with issues of perfectionism, Mistakes I Made at Work features fascinating and surprising anecdotes, as well as tips for listeners.

©2014 Jessica Bacal (P)2014 Gildan Media LLC Business Management & Leadership Personal Development Personal Success Professionals & Academics Women in Business Leadership Management
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I really loved this book and will listen to it another time, as there is so much good advice and learnings to take to heart. My only small critique is I wish each story was read by a different voice.

Great advice to pick yourself back up

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This is my second time listening to this book and I take some thing new from it each time.

Always listen!

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