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240 pages, Hardcover
Published February 7, 2017
The celebrated start-up model of disruption that embraces failing fast and pivoting is not a typically female one. Women tend to be more risk averse. We can overthink our next move and not act until we are 100 percent ready. We may feel like frauds when we're trying something new. Instead of being disruptive, women tend to be more disciplined. And we're often not pivoting--because we're stuck.
"The uncomfortable pauses where you think nothing is happening is often where things are brewing," Meredith says. "If we can get friendly with a little bit of discomfort and the process, then it's not as scary. I wanted to know where I was going and see the light in the path. But you have to give stuff a minute to let it noodle. We get too afraid of these unclear places and don't realize that they're a valuable piece of the pie. It would take a lot of fear out of people if they understood that this time is valuable, even if there is not final product yet."