Get Your Career in SHAPE: A Five-Step Guide to Achieve the Success You Need, Want, and Deserve

Instead of holding our careers down or back, women can rise―on our terms. Are you ready to own your power and take the next step in your career? With groundbreaking research on women’s leadership, Dr. Candace Steele Flippin’s guidebook empowers women to “challenge the glass ceiling system within their own minds” (Tyree C. Daniels, executive chairman at Memphis College Preparatory). Women’s careers are held back by cultural norms, gender bias, sexism, and self-policing. And too often, their self-efficacy―the belief in their ability to be successful―is at risk. TEDx speaker Dr. Candace Steele Flippin has been recognized as one of the Most Influential Black Executives in Corporate America and knows firsthand what women in the workforce must overcome. In this revolutionary book, Dr. Candace Steele Flippin delivers practical career guidance to accelerate women’s leadership and professional development. This tested framework pairs her experience as a communications executive with her research as an engaged management scholar in the Weatherhead School of Management community at Case Western Reserve University. Her game-changing SHAPE career framework is organized into five accessible steps: Save : Create and nurture a strong financial future Hard work : Gain alignment with your boss on your impact Advocate : Stand up for yourself, speak up, and get noticed Persevere : Keep going, keep trying, and know when it’s time to leave Educate : Continually advance your knowledge base and improve upon your skillsets With new research insights, as well as personal experiences from Dr. Candace Steele Flippin and other accomplished female leaders, Get Your Career in SHAPE provides a realistic overview of the roadblocks women confront in the workplace―and how to overcome them effectively. Following the success of Lean In, Burnout , and We Should All Be Millionaires , Get Your Career in SHAPE is an essential read for women at all stages of their careers. “A good dose of medicine for women to restore, recharge, and refocus on career success.” ―Tabrina Davis, vice president of marketing and communication at Methodist Le Bonheur Healthcare “A true guide to earning the success that you have been working so hard for. Dr. Candace Steele Flippin’s system makes career success attainable to anyone.” ―The Lost Chapter, LLC Bookstore