Womenomics: Work Less, Achieve More, Live Better

sympathize.

A healthy distance from guilt, and a healthy use of no will ensure you are respected. And in the end, respect is far more valuable to you at work than being liked.

So in the early part of your career, you may well have to make sacrifices, adopt the dragon-slayer attitude, and pretend that you are dying to do nothing more than pull four all-nighters in a row.

Most of us want to work—but on our terms, in ways that make it possible to have a life as well.

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?’”

wondering what the “right thing” is, what your boss or colleague or whoever might think, instead of focusing on getting your work done or hanging out with your family. It eats up our minds, and it saps our energy.

worry that if they do work flexibly it will make them appear less committed.

“Will I be mad at myself for saying yes instead of no?”

letting people work the way they want pays off. It increases productivity, saves on a host of infrastructure costs, and produces salary savings when employees are literally looking to work less.