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Author: Magdalena Yesil

Magdalena Yesil

How Smart Women Win in the New Economy

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What’s in it for me? Learn ways to feel more empowered and confident in the workplace.

It may sound ridiculous now, but for a long time, the average workplace in the United States didn’t have maternity leave. For far too long, a woman was expected to quit her job when she was pregnant. If she was lucky, her employer might hire her back afterward.

Thankfully, much has changed over the past few decades, and there’s one job market in particular that has been moving away from the traditional rules of the workplace: the New Economy.

The New Economy is fueled by innovative tech companies like Facebook and Airbnb. And since they’re breaking many of the traditional rules of employment, it makes them a great place for women to work.

This brings us to the author’s power UP movement, which is about empowering women to use the New Economy as a means to realizing their power and breaking down barriers that stand in the way of their goals. These blinks are full of tips on how to power UP.

In these blinks, you’ll find

how to use intrapreneurship to your advantage;
how to overcome “mommy guilt”; and
why a ten-year break from work is sometimes the perfect thing.

To “Power UP” your career, you must endure mistakes, stay humble and remain confident.

The New Economy is a fast-moving field, since advancements and new innovations are being made all the time in the technology industry. If you hope to stay on track during all of the twists and turns that lay ahead, you need to keep a few core principles in mind.

To begin with, it’s important not to get discouraged when mistakes are made, and instead use them as an opportunity to power UP.

The author, Magdalena Yesil, made a mistake back in the early days of Apple. She rejected a job offer from Steve Jobs and Steve Wozniak! Unfortunately, she had heeded the advice of her college advisor, who told her she shouldn’t take a job from a tech company that named itself after a fruit.

Rather than just beating herself up, Yesil recognized the real cause of her mistake: she didn’t do the proper research before making the decision. Instead, she decided to power UP. From then on, she’d do her homework and make well-informed career decisions.

Another core principle of powering UP is to stay humble, as this is key to being receptive to valuable feedback.

During her first engineering job, Yesil designed a semiconductor chip. After her presentation on the chip’s logic functions in her first review meeting, her work was harshly criticized by her bosses.

But, once again, Yesil saw an opportunity: this was a great chance to learn and understand each and every design flaw that needed fixing. During the meeting, she remained attentive and receptive to each piece of criticism. And because she was open, her colleagues were always honest with her about any ways in which she could improve.

This brings us to the third principle: remain confident about each career decision.

Making a career change can be a scary and emotional time. Changes often come with financial risks, but these are the burdens you must bear if you are to reach your long-term goals.

Marc Benioff was an early collaborator of the author’s when she was working at Salesforce. But before they became colleagues, Benioff worked at Oracle, where he had a close friendship with his mentor and a secure and lucrative position.

When Benioff joined Salesforce, he had an eight-thousand-square foot office space with just ten other employees. But he presented each of these employees, as well as Salesforce investors, with an attitude of confidence about his career decision.

As it turned out, that decision wasn’t bad: Salesforce’s offices are now the tallest building west of the Mississippi.

To gain useful experience and skills before launching your own company, work for an established corporation.

If you have an idea for a product or service that has potential to be the next big thing, you might be tempted to launch your own start-up right away. But there are a number of reasons why you might want to first work at an established company.

First of all, you can benefit from the normal hours and steady paycheck. Start-ups are notoriously demanding of their few employees, often expecting 24-hour devotion while providing little in the way of resources.

Know what you contribute to your company and get a paycheck to match.

If you consistently deliver stellar work, you could easily sit back and think that it’s just a matter of time before your boss will offer you a promotion or a raise. However, with a passive approach like this, you might be waiting a long time.

Unfortunately, excellent work doesn’t always speak for itself, so unless your boss is a micromanager, there’s a good chance you’ll need to make a case for yourself and point out all the great results you’ve been getting.

Cultivate gravitas and don’t be afraid to be a “bitch” when confronting sexist workplace situations.

Are you tired of those awkward and unpleasant comments from Joe in accounting? Then a boost in gravitas can help you out.

Having gravitas is all about acting in a serious and dignified manner. And it’s the best way to handle an undesirable situation, such as inappropriate sexual comments in the workplace.

Create a professional network of both women and men.

We all know Facebook’s prime position as an international social network, but these days it can be used for far more than seeing what your old high school crush is up to. In fact, it’s also a tool that can help you generate a strong personal network that taps into the power of other women.

Such a network can provide both professional and emotional support, and it can help you navigate the unique, gender-specific challenges that women face, like working through pregnancy and motherhood.

A career and a family aren’t mutually exclusive; when you achieve in one area, you don’t have to lose out in the other.

Do you, or someone you know, suffer from a case of “mommy guilt?” If you’re not sure, the symptoms include an inadequate work–life balance, with a lack of quality family time and too much time spent at work. If this sounds all too familiar, fear not. There is a remedy.

One of the best ways to rid yourself of mommy guilt is to feel empowered in your career. When this happens, you’ll feel the positive effects at home, including a better sense that you’re a good role model.

It’s still possible to power UP after quitting or being fired from your job.

If you’ve been fired, or if you decide to quit your job, the first piece of advice is to remain calm. Take some deep breaths and remind yourself that this isn’t the end of the world – or even the end of your career!

If you do decide to quit your job, this decision should be made in an effort to better your career and provide yourself with the opportunity to power UP in the future. It should never be a purely emotional reaction.

Promoting equality and diversifying talent in an organization are the best ways to power UP together.

Creating a more diverse and inclusive workplace is often easier said than done, but it’s always worth the effort, since it benefits the entire company.

In fact, according to the Journal of Economic & Management Strategy, gender-diverse workforces earn 41 percent more revenue than gender-homogeneous ones.

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Worum geht es in Power Up?

Power Up (2017) aims to empower women in the workplace with practical advice and heartfelt anecdotes from a Silicon Valley pioneer. Although primarily focused on the tech industry, it’s a guidebook that can be applied to breaking glass ceilings in all industries. From taking ownership of career choices to navigating sexist office politics, Magdalena Yesil offers a call to action for women who want appropriate credit for their hard work and a salary to match.

Wer Power Up lesen sollte

Women in business
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Entrepreneurs and venture capitalists

Über den Autor

Magdalena Yesil is an established force in Silicon Valley, with a diverse professional history that includes cofounding Broadway Angels, a group of female angel investors, and the tech companies UUnet, CyberCash and MarketPay. Currently, she’s a founding investor and board member of cloud-based computing giant called Salesforce. She was recently named Red Herring magazine’s Entrepreneur of the Year.

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