If you do please everyone, you are not making enough progress.

She explained that many people, but especially women, feel fraudulent when they are praised for their accomplishments. Instead of feeling worthy of recognition, they feel undeserving and guilty, as if a mistake has been made. Despite being high achievers, even experts in their fields, women can't seem to shake the sense that it is only a matter of time until they are found out for who they really are- impostors with limited skills or abilities.

It's hard to visualize someone as a leader, if she is always waiting to be told what to do.

People think that women don't negotiate because they're not good negotiators, but that's not it. Women don't negotiate because it doesn't work as well for them. Women have to say, 'I really add a lot of value, and it's in your interest to pay me more.' I hate that advice, but I want to see women get ahead.

Grief affects job performance, so giving workers time off to grieve can lead to stronger outcomes at work.

Without fear, women can pursue professional success and personal fulfillment-and freely choose one, or the other, or both.

I have never worked for a woman, and I have never worked with a lot of women.