Upward
The Third-Place Winner of a Fall 2023 BookFest Award in the Women in Business category!
Upward: Leadership Lessons for Women on the Rise is a book every businesswoman who dreams of holding a leadership position should read because it will answer questions such as: Do you wonder how to overcome challenges in the workplace that hold you back from your leadership goals? Do you wish you could ask current women in leadership how they did it?
The editors and compilers of Upward, Bridgett McGowen-Hawkins and Simone E. Morris, have done the footwork for you and gotten the answers. Both women, leaders in their respective fields in their own right, have reached out to 23 women who currently hold leadership roles in various businesses and asked them to share their stories. Each chapter is written by a female business leader sharing her struggles and some of the challenges she faced as she made her way in the business world. In addition, each chapter advises the next generation of women on how to best work toward achieving their leadership goals. From this book, you will learn from women already in these positions what you need to do to achieve your leadership goals. For every woman who strives to be a leader and role model for other women, Upward is the handbook to use for success.
Paperback: 252 pages
Paperback ISBN-13: 978-1-953315-06-9
eBook ISBN: 978-1-953315-07-6
Publisher: BMcTALKS Press (March 8, 2021)
Language: English
Dimensions: 6” x 9”
TABLE OF CONTENTS
Foreword by TERRI KIMBLE
What I Wish I’d Known… by BRIDGETT McGOWEN-HAWKINS
Letter to the Reader by SIMONE E. MORRIS
PART 1
Silence the Critics to Create a Path Forward by LISA DeFALCO
Fail Fast and Take More Risks by HEIDI SOLOMON-ORLICK
Grit: The Secret Roaring Underdog of True Leadership by HOPE PHILLIPS UMANSKY, PhD
Be Quiet, Be Still, Then Roar! by SARAH JEAN SAGREDO-HAMMOND
Imagine and Reimagine a Better World and a Better Life by LUCY SORRENTINI
PART 2
Never Stay in a Place Where No One Sees Your Value by DANIELLE HANSEN
When You Play Small, You’re Not Serving the World by JACKIE STALLINGS EVANS
Fill Your Tank with the Positive by PARIS FOREST
You Become What You Think About All Day by TINA FREY CLEMENTS
PART 3
It's Okay to Be Provocative by DESIREÈ HARDGE
Look Beyond the Title to See the Big Picture by VICKI WRIGHT-HAMILTON
The Reluctant Leader by KIALA GIVEHAND
Take a Seat at the Table to Focus on High-Profile Tasks by KATE FITZGERALD
Find Your Voice. Flaunt Your Curls. by CHARANYA KANNAN
Show Up Boldly, Confidently, and Unapologetically by SHANTÉ R. RODDY
Find a Gap in Your Industry and Run With It by SARAH YEVEROVICH
Reign Your Lane by ESTHER RENEE
Live Your Life Out Loud by MICHELLE ELIZABETH BROWN
Take Teams Where They Do Not Realize They Want to Go by JULIET KASAYA
Listen to That Wise Inner Voice by DANIELLE NAVA-MIJARES
Leadership is Not Always an Entrepreneur or a CEO by JAMIE WEAVER
Recognize Your Path and Rise Up by DENEEN L. GARRETT
Leadership is More Than a Job Title by NOELYMARI SANCHEZ VELEZ