Step Up: Women’s Journey to Identity, Success and Power

Author:   Sailaja Manacha
Publisher:   SAGE Publications India Pvt Ltd
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9789353287160


Pages:   256
Publication Date:   26 February 2020
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Author:   Sailaja Manacha
Publisher:   SAGE Publications India Pvt Ltd
Imprint:   SAGE Publications India Pvt Ltd
Weight:   0.340kg
ISBN:  

9789353287160


ISBN 10:   9353287162
Pages:   256
Publication Date:   26 February 2020
Audience:   Professional and scholarly ,  Professional & Vocational
Format:   Paperback
Publisher's Status:   Active
Availability:   Temporarily unavailable   Availability explained
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Corporate India lacks women in leadership roles. Women are falling behind at every level, especially just outside the gilded doors of the C-suite. Step Up allows women to challenge the unique barriers to their advancement and explore their leadership potential through a distinctive inside-out approach.' -Neha Bagaria, Founder and CEO, JobsForHer.`Step Up draws its pulsating-with-life, change-maker, easy-to- identify-with trademark from the lived realities of its author, a practicing psychotherapist, and her coachees, brought alive through personal narratives and soul-searching tools. The book grasps you-a must-read for anyone seeking to make a difference, anywhere, at any scale.' -- Jean DCunha, * Senior Global Advisor on International Migration, UN Women (views are personal) *


Women take on more 'avatars' at any given time! In her quest to excel at all of them, she starts mentally cataloguing which one can sometimes take a backseat. Her relationship with her career has been a bone of contention; hence she needs a 'Step Up' to bring it to the forefront to take her on her journey of excellence in her career as well. -- Shachi Irde, * Chief Consulting Partner & Advisor to Catalyst Inc. * Corporate India lacks women in leadership roles. Women are falling behind at every level, especially just outside the gilded doors of the C-suite. Step Up allows women to challenge the unique barriers to their advancement and explore their leadership potential through a distinctive inside-out approach. The tools used are transformational and a great reference for women to Step Up and start leading! -- Neha Bagaria, * Founder and CEO, JobsForHer * Sailaja combines a sense of perspective, a deep and sensitive understanding of what it truly means to lead from within, with and without a framework that allows everyone be inspired and act. This book is a wonderfully fresh and a practical take on what it means to lead in a highly interdependent world. Step Up provides a wonderful framework for a dialogue for action between our inner seeker and outer solver. Sailaja beautifully combines a rigorous framework with a toolkit that inspires thoughtful, generous and kind actions, all designed to unfurl the genius within all of us. -- Bhawani Singh Shekhawat, * CEO, Akshaya Patra Europe * Step Up does something remarkable as one reads through. Using anecdotes, experiences and theory, it compels one to reflect on one's own past, view patterns and see them playing out in the present, build belief that change is possible and, most importantly, help one work through these changes. It is almost like there is someone who is handholding you, step by step to stepping up. It also brings in a unique understanding to gender and how gender norms play out. Excellent read for anyone who is willing to selfreflect and look at a different realm to themselves. -- Madhumitha Venkataraman, * Diversity and Inclusion Evangelist, Founder Diversity Dialogues * Sailaja has written an essential read for professional women who want to up their game! She has a powerful way of presenting essential wisdom in a useful and practical way. Readers will be emboldened and empowered to generate their best selves, no matter where they are in their career. -- Terrie Upshur-Lupberger, * MCC and author, The Big Re-think * Self-discovery is never easy-Step Up enables you to pause, reflect and absorb what you need. You can always come back for more or pick up where you left off with a high degree of continuity and connectedness. What makes this book more appealing is that it spans generations, so no matter where you are in life's journey, there is something in it for you. Most interestingly, and refreshingly (I must say), I found that there is much to learn from the examples of the 'younger you', the 'you today' or the 'future you' across this book. It is most likely to be your 'pick-me-up' book for a long time. -- Amrita Madiah, * Director Talent Development, Diversity Champion and Adobe & Women Network Lead, Adobe India * The content of this book will resonate with most women leaders and emerging leaders too. It really resonates with me. It is simple and yet so powerful ... it empowers. So well thought out and a mustread for everyone who is wanting to make a difference in their live, to shift 'the lens', break the glass ceiling and forge ahead. -- Radhika Baliga, * Director-Finance, IT & Operations, Jungheinrich * Step Up is a powerful book and an essential read for women who are ready to design their future and reach their fullest potential. Sai beautifully weaves experiential stories with practical strategies to guide women to enhance their awareness of self-limiting barriers and beliefs, and break through to create a more expansive mindset. This book provides insightful, clear strategies and practices to expand leadership capabilities, skill and presence, empowering women to find their voice and step into their power and potential. -- Amy Vodarek, * Executive Coach; Author, Good Enough: Embrace Who You Are. Unleash Your Brilliance * Step Up uncovers real challenges that women face while navigating their careers through easy-to-relate examples from Sai's years of coaching experience, and offers an insightful practice-oriented approach towards a powerful transformational experience. This book is a must have for any woman who wishes to unleash her unique self and be an impactful leader in her world. -- Shikha Pillai, * Head Strategy Siemens Healthineers Development Center India * Step Up is propulsive, challenging you to commune with multiple dimensions of your inner being-body configuration and sensations, emotions, inner messaging, practice and the store house of historical experiences that sculpt you. Step Up is transformational, challenging you to dismantle your inner barriers and emerge from the margins to the centre to be the change you want to see. Step Up especially challenges women to interrogate stunting gender stereotypes towards exercising voice, agency, creative power and leadership. Step Up draws its 'pulsating with life, change-maker, easy-to-identify-with' trademark from the lived realities of its author-a practicing psychotherapist-and her coachees, brought alive through personal narratives and soulsearching tools. The book grasps you-a must-read for anyone seeking to make a difference, anywhere, at any scale. -- Jean DCunha, * Senior Advisor and International Expert on Gender * The psychology and leadership blend of the book takes care of the professional and emotional quotient of women. The 'inner work' approach is important to inspire and support more women into being effective leaders. The book will surely guide several women and organizations to create impactful women leaders ... it's what our world needs. -- Geetha Kannan * Managing Director, AnitaB.org India * As a Managing Director and CEO, I do see that in businesses within India as well as globally we still face a great challenge regarding diversity. Especially when it comes to females in decisive management positions, the gap becomes even bigger. This book will definitely provide women some special and very interesting additional views and aspects on their way to possibly perform much better in the future. How much it will finally lead to the desired success at the end then still depends on the respective application which is unique for each person. -- Klaus Trescher, * Managing Director and CEO, Siemens Technology and Services Pvt. Ltd * What a labour of love and delivery of magic! Sai is that rare blend of a sincere seeker who has done the hard work of her own inner transformation, and is a top-notch psychotherapist and transactional analysis expert as well as a highly experienced leadership coach. Her practice wisdom draws from real-world cases transforming the lives and leadership of hundreds of Indian women; and this much-awaited book arrives just as women in India and around the world are ready to STEP UP to become the 'game changers' they are called to be at this pivotal time. I will be sharing this oh-so-sensible and precious guide for the journey, widely. -- Nilima Bhat, * Co-author, Shakti Leadership and My Cancer Is Me, and Founder, The Shakti Fellowship * Sailaja has written an inspiring, practical book that will enable women leaders to expand their leadership impact. She has laid out several powerful distinctions that most leaders have perhaps never seen or practised. She has presented these ideas with passion and a strong commitment to building women leaders. I strongly recommend that existing and aspiring women leaders engage in the practices in this book. -- Sameer Dua, * Founder, Institute for Generative Leadership, Asia and on Thinkers50 Radar of top 30 emerging thinkers * This book is a reference book for every leader-woman or man- who wants to develop as a leader. It gives you a deep understanding of the factors that make you an effective leader. It gives you a toolkit to understand and peel away layers of your biases, opinions, judgements and your own inner voice that stands in the way of developing as a leader. The unique feature of this book is the set of practices that help you to reflect and develop in your personal journey of leadership. To get the most out of the book, you need to have the discipline to practice the methods. Try them. They work! -- Jeby Cherian, * Chairman, Blubirch, Former Managing Partner, IBM Global Business Services, India/South Asia * SELPH-explained beautifully and in such simple articulation. In Step Up: Women's Journey to Identity, Success and Power, Sailaja Manacha has very succinctly presented how our history and past life build us as a person. A book that will peel the layers of fear and constraints, and bring an honest mirror in front of every aspirational leader (gender agnostic)-you won't be able to put it down. This book is an asset for every professional who aspires to grow and may not have the privilege of a coach. Real-life examples, probing coaching questions and a bouquet of best practices will empower every single reader. -- Sheenam Ohrie, * Vice President, Dell Technologies * Through her book, Sai takes us women on a journey that challenges the unconscious, the beliefs and the not-so-obvious in life and at the workplace. With self-reflective tools aplenty, she compels the readers to introspect, reflect and truly transform into who we can be. This book is a must-have gem for future women leaders. -- Hema Ravichandar, * Strategic HR Advisor and Former Global Head HR, Infosys Technologies Limited *


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Sailaja Manacha is a psychologist, psychotherapist and leadership coach. Her commitment is to develop women in leadership at all levels so that women function with agency and become designers of their life and work. Her belief is that the world today is in immense need of the feminine energy and that women need to show up as a potent and powerful presence—be it in organizations, society or in family life. Her work is a blend of psychology, awareness-based practices and practical aspects of management and leadership learning. The same approach is applied to her women in leadership interventions as she sees the significance of bringing the gender lens to leading.

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