In Mistakes I Made at Work, a Publishers Weekly Top 10 Business Book for Spring 2014, Jessica Bacal interviews twenty-five successful women about their toughest on-the-job moments. These
innovators across a variety of fields – from the arts to finance to tech – reveal that they’re more thoughtful, purposeful and assertive as leaders because they learned from their mistakes, not
because they never made any. Interviewees include:
* Cheryl Strayed, bestselling author of Wild
* Anna Holmes, founding editor of Jezebel.com
* Kim Gordon, founding member of the band Sonic Youth
* Joanna Barsch, Director Emeritus of McKinsey & Company
* Carol Dweck, Stanford psychology professor
* Ruth Ozeki, New York Times bestselling author of Tale for the Time Being
* And many more
Ideal for millenials just starting their careers, for women seeking to advance at work, or for anyone grappling with issues of perfectionism, Mistakes I Made at Work features fascinating and
surprising anecdotes, as well as tips for readers.
