No Explanation Required!: A Woman's Guide to Assert Your Confidence and Communicate to Win at Work

Carol Sankar

Dec 2021 · McGraw Hill-Ascent Audio · Narrated by Patryce Williams

About this audiobook

With only 5.8% of CEO positions in the S&P 500 held by women, it's clear that there are more women who deserve a seat at the table than actually have one. In No Explanation Required!, Carol Sankar gives you the strategies you need to create the success you deserve-today. Loaded with real-life examples and backed by proprietary research, No Explanation Required! coaches you on how to speak up for yourself, stop debating your decisions, and eliminate "limiting" language. In example after example, it becomes clear how these too-frequent expressions ("I'm sorry," "Excuse me," "I'll get back to you") can strip you of your authority and credibility. Instead, you'll discover positive, practical ways to assert your confidence and master communication at work, with chapters that include "The Self Promotion Gap," "Perception and Performance," "What's Like Got to Do with It?," and "The 8-Minute Rule"-how to create eight-minute micro conversations and connections. Every chapter offers key takeaways you'll want to put into effect immediately-and keep in mind always. With the tactics in No Explanation Required! mastered, you'll be better equipped to stop explaining and start negotiating-for gender parity, better compensation, opportunities, and so much more.

About the author

Carol Sankar is the founder of The Confidence Factor for Women in Leadership, a global executive leadership firm focused on inclusion initiatives for C-suite-level women and high-performance business owners. She is also a leadership contributor for Inc. and Entrepreneur.

Patryce Williams is a multidisciplinary artist based in New York City and is a member of the Actors' Equity Association. With a BFA in theater from Central Connecticut State University, Patryce has toured in regional theater productions and appeared on world-renowned stages such as the Kennedy Center Millennium Stage.