Category: Insights

  • The future starts at an early age

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    Dawn Frail
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    I recently finished reading the book, The Confidence Gap, by Russ Harris, again.  Its advice needs to be shared with all women, girls and parents. Rule 1: The actions of confidence come first; the feelings of confidence come later. In 2013, we’re trying to figure out how to make a dent in the problem of…

  • Get the book or miss the boat!

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    Dawn Frail
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    As I bring my series on The Sandberg Saga to a close, Part 5 recaps what I believe caused the ‘Lean In’ firestorm to ignite, and it gives my reasons for why you MUST read this book. Okay, if you don’t want to read the book, then at least watch the 2010 TEDTalk: Why We Have…

  • Do as I say, not as I do?

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    Dawn Frail
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    Part 4 in the Sandberg Saga comes from the perspective of a person I met the day I bought my copy of the book.  As I continue to share my thoughts on why Sheryl Sandberg’s book Lean In caused such an uproar in the media and the leadership community, this piece is based on that idea…

  • Did Sandberg Lean in or Luck out?

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    Dawn Frail
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    PART 3 in the Sandberg Saga explores the backlash witnessed toward Sheryl Sandberg and her new book LEAN IN, from the view that Sheryl didn’t lean in to her career as much as she lucked out. Sandberg seems to have come from a privileged background.  This assessment is subjective of course, but she herself claims to realize…

  • Has Sandberg taken us back in time?

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    Dawn Frail
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    Part 2 of the Sandberg Saga focuses on Sheryl Sandberg putting the blame back on women as a reason for the backlash both she and her book have received. It seems that we have tried for many years to shift the gender issue from one of ‘fixing the women’ to one of ‘fixing the company’ and…