Getting fired can spark a climb toward the C-suite, study suggests

How leaders can protect their well-being | Getting fired can spark a climb toward the C-suite, study suggests | Develop thick skin to handle negative feedback more effectively Created for {EMAIL} | [Web Version]( November 7, 2018 [WFF Leadership SmartBrief]( [WFF Leadership SmartBrief]( Advancing and Empowering Women Leaders [SIGN UP]( ⋅ [FORWARD]( [] A Leader's Edge [] [How leaders can protect their well-being]( Leaders should focus on giving to others, but they can't afford to ignore their own well-being and mental health, writes Mary Jo Asmus. Focusing on coaching others and saying "no" when necessary are critical. [Aspire-CS]( (11/6) [LinkedIn]( [Twitter]( [Facebook]( [Email]( [] Career Progression: Developing Leaders [] [Getting fired can spark a climb toward the C-suite, study suggests]( A 10-year study of 2,600 leaders found that 45% of them hit rock bottom in their careers, but 78% of them came back and eventually reached the role of CEO in their careers. Even after losing a job, strong leaders are able to take ownership of their faults and work their way up the career ladder through networking and hard work. [Harvard Business Review online (tiered subscription model)]( (10/31) [LinkedIn]( [Twitter]( [Facebook]( [Email]( [] [Develop thick skin to handle negative feedback more effectively]( Accept criticism more constructively by reframing the way you think about feedback from a negative thing to a positive event. Develop a growth mindset to understand how feedback can help you continually grow, whether it's negative or positive, suggests Lisa Evans. [Fast Company online]( (11/2) [LinkedIn]( [Twitter]( [Facebook]( [Email]( [] [Don't avoid vacations for fear of increased workload when returning]( If concerned about a backlog of work upon returning from vacation, speak with your manager about the issue and make sure co-workers understand what needs to get done in order to cover for you. Truly disconnecting from work will benefit yourself and your co-workers in the long run, stresses career consultant Elaine Varelas. [Boston]( (10/31) [LinkedIn]( [Twitter]( [Facebook]( [Email]( [] SmartBrief Originals [] [Convenience, experience drive consumer food decisions]( Consumers' changing food-buying behaviors more often fall on either side of a spectrum, with convenience and cost on one end and experiences and customization on the other, writes Laurie Demeritt, CEO of The Hartman Group. "What to eat and where to get it from continues to be a central question for consumers. The answer to these questions is increasingly blurry due to the evolving food and beverage landscape," she writes. 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[Bloomberg (tiered subscription model)]( (11/2) [LinkedIn]( [Twitter]( [Facebook]( [Email]( [] [Pregnancy discrimination is still an issue]( Discriminating against pregnant women at work is illegal, but there is evidence that expectant mothers continue to face the risk of losing their jobs or suffering other penalties in the office. Nevertheless, many expectant mothers work deep into their pregnancies, as the photo series in this article shows. [Vox]( (10/31) [LinkedIn]( [Twitter]( [Facebook]( [Email]( [] Women and Innovation in the Workforce [] [Survey finds gender gap among event speakers]( Men accounted for 69% of event speakers in the past five years, and all-male panels are still common, according to software company Bizzabo. The number of speakers who are female has climbed just 2% in the past two years, the survey found. [National Public Radio]( (11/1) [LinkedIn]( [Twitter]( [Facebook]( [Email]( [] [Funding gap persists for startups founded by women]( Only 2.2% of venture capital investment has gone to female-founded startups so far in 2018, despite efforts to correct the funding imbalance. The lack of women working at VC firms is a major factor in the funding gap; less than 10% of decision-makers at VC firms are women, and almost three-quarters of US VC firms have no female investors. [TechCrunch]( (11/4) [LinkedIn]( [Twitter]( [Facebook]( [Email]( [] [] Leadership at its best is a giving thing. 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