Womenomics: Work Less, Achieve More, Live Better

Men are better at saying, ‘OK, this is good enough in my eyes.’ Women are constantly saying, ‘Is this good enough in the world’s eyes?’”

But we’ve also achieved a certain amount of wisdom from our years in the testosterone jungle—wisdom about what works for us and what doesn’t.

“We need to be productive and efficient. And working flexibly and being flexible is free—in many ways it’s priceless.”

Fully 61 percent said flexible work arrangements were critical to continuing to work at the company.

By sharing this privileged information with you here we’ve given you the tools to negotiate.

The situation is so dire that a majority of us will opt, when asked, for less responsibility. We will trade duties, a title—even salary increases—for more time, freedom, and harmony.

Oh, that Sunday evening feeling. It’s a state of mind we can relate to.

men are realizing the benefits of flexibility too.

Whenever you have one of those inevitable ego moments, thinking to yourself what you could have achieved, how much you might be earning, whose former office and job title you could be brandishing, you should stop yourself and hit the ego REBOOT button.