¹ This is the wrong kind of heuristic to keep reinforcing in the workplace. I think Ruchika Tulshyan and Jodi-Ann Burey had it right when they said to stop telling women we have impostor syndrome. Consider this the street fighter’s manual on how to go out and take what you want and deserve. That means no longer putting up with the bullshit, settling for less, or waiting for someone to bestow upon you what you know you have already earned. What I can do is provide you with the tools you need and help you sharpen the skills required to navigate that system. I can’t change the system or level the playing field. You’ve already lived through it, or you wouldn’t be here. What’s worse, nobody cares! The harsh reality is that the structure of corporate America wasn’t designed for women to succeed-but you don’t need me to tell you that. No country can ever truly flourish if it stifles the potential of its women and deprives itself of the contributions of half of its citizens. After traveling the world and working in Asia and Europe, Megan returned home to grow roots-she's now nurturing those roots in San Diego. Megan's experience spans multiple lines of business in global Fortune 500 companies, including high tech, consumer electronics, retail, energy, telecommunications, and the public sector, with such brands as Dollar Shave Club, Hulu, Deloitte, FBI, Motorola, Sony, and the United States Navy. She is passionate about teaching Mindfulness as a key competency for increasing business performance.Whether it's getting important work funded, developing young professionals, or getting executives to do things that they wouldn't do for anyone else, Megan's success lies in her ability to get people excited about their own potential, and tenaciously convince people to do the right thing by their employees and their customers. Megan Farrell Ragsdale is an accomplished certified coach, thought leader and innovator with a proven performance record in executive coaching, innovation leadership, customer experience, talent management, sales and marketing and communications.

Risky Women by Megan Farrell Ragsdale