Drop the Ball: Achieving More by Doing Less

Mounting responsibilities at work and home leave them with no bandwidth to do what will most lead to their success. Offering new perspective on why the women's leadership movement has stalled, and packed with actionable advice, Tiffany Dufu's Drop the Ball urges women to embrace imperfection and to expect less of themselves and more from others - only then can they focus on what they truly care about, devote the necessary energy to achieving their real goals, and create the type of rich, rewarding life we all desire.. Even though women are half the workforce, they still represent only 18 percent of the highest level leaders. Like so many driven and talented women who have been brought up to believe that to have it all they must do it all, Dufu began to feel that achieving her career and personal goals was an impossibility. Eventually she discovered the solution: letting go. The reasons are obvious: Just as women reach middle management, they are also starting families. Once the poster girl for doing

Kat said the secret to letting go of mommy/wife/boss guilt. A lightbulb went off after I read this book > I realized two major things. 1) even though my husband and I were splitting up to-dos, they all still remained on my mental to-do list. and that means they're still on my plate "the secret to letting go of mommy/wife/boss guilt" according to Kat. A lightbulb went off after I read this book > I realized two major things. 1) even though my husband and I were splitting up to-dos, they all still remained on my mental to-do list. and that means they're still on my plate 2) yes there will be some mothers who make the cutest valentine's day cards for the class that you're jealous of - and if they love to do that and get joy from it, all the power to them. but bef. ) yes there will be some mothers who make the cutest valentine's day cards for the class that you're jealous of - and if they love to do that and get joy from it, all the power to them. but bef. This is an ESSENTIAL read for all women everywhere - This is an ESSENTIAL read for all women everywhere - whether you have children or not. Tiffany's transparency and authenticity about balancing career and home life are unprecedented. As a millennial woman without any children yet, I was a little apprehensive, thinking that the book would not apply to me. However, I was blown away in the first chapter because it made me recognize all the mistakes to avoid when buil. JusJo said Readable, Relatable and oh so Relevant.. Someone referrred this book during a Friday night casual chat about the weight of a career woman slash mother slash wife slash contributing community member. I started this book that Friday night and had completed it by the next week's Friday morning.It really hit home. Tiffany is a great writer and honest about her struggles with the aforementioned roles. I found myself laughing and on the verge of tears, recogni