The Empress Has No Clothes
The Empress Has No Clothes
Conquering Self-Doubt to Embrace Success
Edition: 1
Pages: 224
Publication Date: 03 June, 2013
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Though celebrated as a black pioneer who became an officer and president at companies like Avon and Carson Products (now part of L'Oreal), Joyce Roché secretly felt like an impostor. Recounting her own struggle to feel she deserved her hard-won victories, she includes interviews with other business leaders to provide guidance for women, minorities, and anyone who struggles to own the right to succeed.
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Though celebrated as a black pioneer who became an officer and president at companies like Avon and Carson Products (now part of L'Oreal), Joyce Roché secretly felt like an impostor. Recounting her own struggle to feel she deserved her hard-won victories, she includes interviews with other business leaders to provide guidance for women, minorities, and anyone who struggles to own the right to succeed.
Table of contents
- Cover Page
- Title Page
- Copyright Page
- Dedication
- Contents
- Foreword
- Preface
- Are You an Impostor? (Take the Test)
- Chapter 1 Breaking the Silence
- Chapter 2 It’s Not What You Wear
- Chapter 3 What If You Have No Silver Spoon?
- Chapter 4 Gender Matters
- Chapter 5 What Color Is Your Parachute?
- Chapter 6 But You Are So Young
- Chapter 7 Climbing the Ladder
- Chapter 8 What If the Naysayers Are Right?
- Chapter 9 The Weight of the World
- Chapter 10 What Did You Do to Get Here?
- Chapter 11 Listen to Your Heart
- Chapter 12 Joy, Zest, and Power
- Afterword: Strategies for Confronting the Impostor Syndrome and Embracing Success
- Acknowledgments
- Index
- About the Authors
Review quote
“The impostor syndrome is all too common among highly successful people-and until now a closely guarded secret! Joyce Roché's insights will make success at each stage of our life and career a more joyful experience for those of us-such as me-who have felt this insecurity.”
-Rick Goings, Chairman and CEO, Tupperware Brands Corporation
“Whether you are just starting your career or are nearing its pinnacle, this book will do more than help you navigate effectively; it will help you enjoy the journey.”
-Earl “Butch” Graves Jr., President and CEO, Black Enterprise
“This is a book that is so needed by women-especially younger women. [It] offers hope, guidance, and gentle mentorship to all of us who have ever confronted the fear of not measuring up.”
-Rosina L. Racioppi, President and CEO, Women Unlimited, Inc.
“Silence and isolation are the hallmarks of the impostor syndrome. Joyce's courage in speaking out will be tremendously helpful to all those who have ever experienced these feelings by letting them know that they are not alone.”
-Pauline Rose Clance, PhD, psychotherapist who, with Suzanne Imes, PhD, first identified the impostor syndrome
-Rick Goings, Chairman and CEO, Tupperware Brands Corporation
“Whether you are just starting your career or are nearing its pinnacle, this book will do more than help you navigate effectively; it will help you enjoy the journey.”
-Earl “Butch” Graves Jr., President and CEO, Black Enterprise
“This is a book that is so needed by women-especially younger women. [It] offers hope, guidance, and gentle mentorship to all of us who have ever confronted the fear of not measuring up.”
-Rosina L. Racioppi, President and CEO, Women Unlimited, Inc.
“Silence and isolation are the hallmarks of the impostor syndrome. Joyce's courage in speaking out will be tremendously helpful to all those who have ever experienced these feelings by letting them know that they are not alone.”
-Pauline Rose Clance, PhD, psychotherapist who, with Suzanne Imes, PhD, first identified the impostor syndrome
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