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How to Manage: Being Taken Seriously

Women at Work

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How to Avoid Self-Doubt in Management

Kelsey Alpeo: Many of us women have to deal with that assumption that we aren't cut out to lead others. When I first started my coworkers didn't really appreciate me or consider me an authority position, you know. It's interesting when before becoming manager, I was expected to perform and excel to prove myself. And then once you're in the role, you almost go back to zero. She says she felt like her politeness became a liability because it translated into a lack of command or authority.

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