Bridging the Confidence Gap

A roadmap to self-confidence for women in leadership Bridging the Confidence Gap: How Empowered Women Change the World is a startlingly insightful and inspiring discussion of female leadership by celebrated executive, business leader, and author Sheena Yap Chan. Yap Chan delivers a transformative and fresh take on the challenges, pitfalls, and opportunities women face when they reach for the reins of leadership in business. She walks you through how to navigate those challenges and realize those opportunities with powerful observations drawn from a lifetime in business. You'll learn to level-up your career as you discover how to increase your courage and promote yourself, just as you explore the benefits to you, your organization, and society that come from you taking on a leadership role. You'll also find: A formula for women's leadership you can replicate in your own life and job Strategies for celebrating your remarkable achievements and supporting others in their own journeys through leadership Techniques for overcoming imposter syndrome and the double standards that women face in the workplace Perfect for managers, executives, board members, entrepreneurs, founders, and other other women in leadership roles, Bridging the Confidence Gap is a must-read for all professionals interested in a female perspective on the challenges and opportunities of leadership for women in business.

Introduction: The State of Women’s Leadership and Confidence 1 Chapter 1 The Double Standards That Kill Confidence 7 Chapter 2 Imposter Syndrome: Changing the Narrative for Women 33 Chapter 3 The Gender Confidence Gap 51 Chapter 4 Courage Before Confidence 75 Chapter 5 Why Self-Promotion Empowers Women 89 Chapter 6 The Confidence Era 111 Chapter 7 The Benefits of More Women in Leadership 127 Chapter 8 Ready, Fire, Aim: The Formula for Women’s Leadership 151 Conclusion 161 Notes 163 Acknowledgments 177 About the Author 179 Index 181