{"product_id":"9781538702895-unapologetically-ambitious","title":"Unapologetically Ambitious","description":"\u003cmeta content=\"text\/html; charset=utf-8\" http-equiv=\"Content-Type\"\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eTake Risks, Break Barriers, and Create Success on Your Own Terms\u003cbr\u003eFull of empowering wisdom from one of high tech's first female African American CEOs, this inspiring leadership book for readers of \u003ci\u003eDare to Lead\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eStart with Why\u003c\/i\u003e offers a blueprint for how to achieve your personal and professional goals, drawn from the author's own compelling story of how she weathered life's difficulties to build massive success\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eFull of empowering wisdom from one of high tech's first female African American CEOs, this inspiring leadership book for readers of \u003ci\u003eDare to Lead\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eStart with Why\u003c\/i\u003e offers a blueprint for how to achieve your personal and professional goals, drawn from the author's own compelling story of how she weathered life's difficulties to build massive success.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eShellye Archambeau recounts how she overcame the challenges she faced as a young black woman, wife, and mother, managing her personal and professional responsibilities while climbing the ranks at IBM and subsequently in her roles as CEO. Through the busts and booms of Silicon Valley in the early 2000s, this bold and inspiring book details the risks she took and the strategies she engaged to steer her family, her career, and her company MetricStream toward success.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThrough her journey, Shellye discovered that ambition alone is not enough to achieve success. Here, she shares the practical strategies, tools, and approaches readers can employ right now, including concrete steps to most effectively:\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e* \u003c\/b\u003eDismantle impostor syndrome\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e* \u003c\/b\u003ePlan long-range\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e* \u003c\/b\u003eTake risks\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e* \u003c\/b\u003eDeveloping financial literacy\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e* \u003c\/b\u003eBuild your network\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e* \u003c\/b\u003eEstablish your reputation\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e* \u003c\/b\u003eTake charge of your career\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e* \u003c\/b\u003eIntegrate work, marriage, parenthood, and self-care\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eEach chapter lays out key takeaways and actions to increase the odds of achieving your personal and professional goals. With relatable personal stories that ground her advice in the real world and a foreword by leading venture capitalist and \u003ci\u003eNew York Times \u003c\/i\u003ebestselling author Ben Horowitz, \u003ci\u003eUnapologetically Ambitious\u003c\/i\u003e invites readers to move beyond the solely supportive roles others expect them to fill, to learn how to carefully tread the thin line between assertive and aggressive, and to give themselves permission to strive for the top. Make no apologies for the height of your ambitions. Shellye Archambeau will show you how.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Rarewaves","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":56594342510966,"sku":"9781538702895","price":22.17,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0092\/7504\/8033\/files\/orig_28445709.jpg?v=1762276255","url":"https:\/\/www.rarewaves.com\/products\/9781538702895-unapologetically-ambitious","provider":"Rarewaves.com","version":"1.0","type":"link"}