A Woman’s Framework for a Successful Career and Life

209 Pages·2013·1.534 MB·English

by  James Hamerstone, Lindsay Musser Hough (auth.)

A Woman’s Framework for a Successful
Career and Life
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A Woman’s Framework for a
Successful Career and Life
James Hamerstone and Lindsay Musser Hough
A WOMAN’S FRAMEWORK FOR A SUCCESSFUL CAREER AND LIFE
Copyright © James Hamerstone and Lindsay Musser Hough, 2013.
Softcover reprint of the hardcover 1st edition 2013 978-1-137-29318-3
All rights reserved.
First published in 2013 by
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registered in England, company number 785998, of Houndmills,
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ISBN 978-1-137-29319-0 ISBN 978-1-137-31422-2 (eBook)
DOI10.1057/9781137314222
Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data
Hamerstone, James, 1942–
A woman’s framework for a successful career and life / James
Hamerstone and Lindsay Musser Hough.
pages cm
Includes bibliographical references and index.
1. Women—Employment. 2. Career development. 3. Women
professional employees. I. Musser Hough, Lindsay, 1976– II. Title.
HD6053.H2596 2013
650.1082—dc23 2013000422
A catalogue record of the book is available from the British Library.
Design by Newgen Imaging Systems (P) Ltd., Chennai, India.
First edition: July 2013
10 9 8 7 6 5 4 3 2 1
From James Hamerstone
To my mother, wife, daughter, daughters-in-law, and
my granddaughter, who helped me to understand women
and allowed me to give them advice
To my students, whose enthusiasm for the topic and helpful
insights motivated me to write this book
From Lindsay Musser Hough
To my parents, Sandy and Tim, who taught me as a child that
I really could do anything I wanted to and continue to support
me in that effort today
To my husband Adam, whose support of me continues
to be unwavering
And to Amelia and Cole, who inspire me to leave the world a
little better than how I found it
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Contents
List of Figures and Tables i x
Acknowledgments x i
Chapter 1 Introduction 1
Part I What Women Need to Build in
Order to Have a Successful Career
Chapter 2 Build Your . . . Board 7
Chapter 3 Build Your . . . Brand 27
Chapter 4 Build Your . . . Communication Skills 45
Chapter 5 Build Your . . . Negotiation Skills 65
Part II What Women Need to Consider
throughout a Successful Career
Chapter 6 Consider . . . Ambition 89
Chapter 7 Consider . . . Leadership 103
Chapter 8 Consider . . . Work-Life Fit 125
Chapter 9 Consider . . . Career-Path Navigation 141
Chapter 10 Consider . . . Working in a Global Environment 157
Chapter 11 Do . . . Put It All Together 175
Notes 179
Bibliography 191
Index 203
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Figures and Tables
Figures
2.1 Personal board of advisors 10
2.2 Phases of mentoring 14
2.3 Network components 19
2.4 Network rings 21
2.5 Integrated network 24
3.1 Your personal brand 30
3.2 Brand SWOT analysis 33
3.3 Job interview process 39
4.1 Power poses 62
5.1 Locus of Control 67
5.2 Integrated approach to negotiation 73
7.1 Management style of transformational leader 110
7.2 Strategic planning process 115
7.3 Your personal leadership style 122
8.1 Factors influencing your perspective on work-life balance 130
Tables
2.1 Managing your board 13
2.2 Maintaining connections with your network 23
3.1 Sample brand SWOT analysis 34
4.1 Actions requiring an apology 52
4.2 Situations that do not require an apology 53
4.3 Peggy Klaus’s bragging myths 56
4.4 Your elevator speech 58
4.5 How to punch up your value statement 59
4 .6 C heat sheet for professional dress 6 4
5.1 Impact of negotiating a starting salary 79