Drop the ball : expect less from yourself and flourish at work & life


An inspirational and insightful guide for those who want to get it all by doing less

For women, a glass ceiling at work is not the only barrier to success - it's also the increasing number of obligations they face once they leave the office. Women have become accustomed to delegating, advocating and negotiating for themselves in the workplace, but when it comes to managing home life, they are still juggling too many balls. A simple solution is staring them in the face: use these skills to negotiate in their personal lives.

In Drop The Ball, Tiffany Dufu urges the reader to embrace imperfection, to expect less of themselves and more from others - enabling them to flourish at work and develop deeper, more meaningful relationships at home.

About the Author
Named to Fast Company's League of Extraordinary Women, Tiffany Dufu was a launch team member to Lean In and is Chief Leadership Officer to Levo, the fastest growing millennial professional network. She's been featured in The New York Times, ESSENCE, O, The Oprah Magazine, and on NPR. She is a consultant to Fortune 500 companies, a sought after speaker on women's leadership, and has presented at Fortune's Most Powerful Women Summit, MAKERS and TEDWomen. She earned a BA and an MA in English from the University of Washington. She lives in New York City with her husband and two children.

Foreword by Gloria Steinem
Introduction

Part One - Doing It All

1.A Womans Place
2.Prince Charming
3.Working Mom
4.Home Control Disease
5.Life-Go-Round

Part Two : Somethings Gotta Give

6.The Turning Point
7.What Matters Most
8.The Law of Comparative Advantage
9.On the Precipice of Change

Part Three : Drop the Ball

10.Go Ahead Drop the Ball
11.Clarify Who Does What
12Believe in Team
13.Recruit a Village

Part Four : All in Partners

14.Done Is Another Persons Perfect
15.Affirm with Gratitude
16.Don't Buy the Stereotype
17.Happiness Motivates Everyone
18.Why We Need Men

Part Five : Looking Ahead

19.The Four Go-Tos
20.Final Frontier
21.Freedom

Acknowledgement
Notes
Index