This entertaining and informative chronicle offers teaching moments for those who want to succeed professionally while still honoring their own uniqueness.
Publishers Weekly [Chiquet's] advice will be especially resonant with a new generation of women inspired and empowered to create their own definitions of success and fulfillment.
Indra Nooyi, chairperson and CEO, PepsiCo Beyond the Label is ... Read morea revelation. I loved going on Maureen's journey into her growing personal and professional awareness of feeling trapped in patriarchal structures. She illuminates empathy and emotion on her road to remaking her identity. In a world still dominated by masculine definitions of success, her female gaze disrupts, questions, and reinvents both her identity and that of women everywhere.
Jill Soloway, artist and filmmaker Her book is spot-on. To me and to many others she is the ultimate role model-and not just for women.
Mickey Drexler, CEO, J.Crew Thriving at work is an important part of thriving in life-and Maureen Chiquet has done it. Her passion for practicing empathy and embracing self-reflection sets her apart as a leader. Her book provides a practical, optimistic, and deeply human model for creating our own journeys of wonder and wisdom.
Arianna Huffington, founder of The Huffington Post and CEO of Thrive Global Beyond the Label disrupts traditional definitions of what it means to be a leader and what it means to be successful. It bridges the gap between creativity and commerce, between self-expression and pragmatism, and between enduring values and the demands of an ever-changing marketplace. Read this book if you want to be challenged and inspired to find your own pathbreaking way to success.
Jeff Bewkes, CEO, Time Warner Beyond the Label details, with captivating style, the making of a new breed of female leader. The journey is sometimes bumpy, but Maureen emerges confident, powerful, and armed with the knowledge that there is more than one way to demonstrate competence and self-assurance. Women of all ages, and at all stages of their careers, will be better off for reading this revealing account of how Maureen developed her own leadership style
and how we can too.
Claire Shipman, coauthor of the New York Times bestselling The Confidence Code As someone who has worked with Maureen for years, I've seen her grow into a confident and effective leader who knows how to mentor young talent, take risks and innovate, and create long-term success. Her book offers a lot of heart, wisdom, and practical advice, and I think it will be a great inspiration to many- and not only women.
Jenny Ming, President and CEO, Charlotte Russe Ms. Chiquet [is] something of a cross between Sheryl Sandberg and Elizabeth Gilbert: a life coach/empowerment guru focused on the virtues of defining your own value system professionally, emotionally...
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