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S04E09- Shake the Tree with Valentina Tacchino
💡 SPOTLIGHTED BOOK : Nice Girls Don't Get the Corner Office
📚 GUEST READER : Valentina Tacchino
💬 CONVERSATION HIGHLIGHTS:
- the book is very portable -- you can dip in and out
- how girls/women are educated to be "nice" and certain behavior were educated with not making the most for them in an office environment
- when being too "nice" can prevent us from standing up for ourselves or voicing our opinions
- student behaviors don't work in an office environment
- the cultural conventions and unwritten rules in within a work environment
- not wanting to confirm and "erase" yourself
- the book not asking women to be like men, but does invite you to reflect on your behaviors in relation to what men do or don't do
- make any book you read yours - don't follow it to the letter
- retaining your own personality and consciousness into reading and applying the book
- ask yourself what type of manager and leader you want to be
- unwritten rules come with any organization or community - hours in the office, dress codes, etc.
- many companies spell out the culture now, but at the time it wasn't like that
- wearing clothes that match your personality along with the unwritten rules of the industry
- sometimes you need to compromise on some things to make it easier for everyone
- mentoring people without telling people what to do
- having to change how I spoke to fit into the culture -- how you sound, how you project, when to participate, managing up, etc.
- not saying yes just because someone is your boss
- standing in your strength and in your values
- life and death moments in your career
- taking time and energy to find the way
- when saying "no" can nourish a relationship, rather than end it
- no is a powerful word in many contexts
- getting curious about someone's "no"
- personal gratification is what will keep us going
- shaking the tree, but not uprooting the tree
ℹ GUEST BIO AND LINKS:
Valentina Tacchino leads a team focused on wealth management for international clients at LGT Wealth Management. She looks after UK resident, not living in the UK and clients moving to the UK.
https://www.linkedin.com/in/valentina-tacchino-488b2a26/
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