Fran Hauser: "The Myth of the Nice Girl" | Talks at Google

Fran Hauser is a startup investor, long-time media executive (former President of Digital at Time Inc) and author of The Myth of the Nice Girl; Achieving a Career You Love Without Becoming a Person You Hate. She’s held senior positions at some of the world’s largest digital media businesses, including Time Inc’s PEOPLE, InStyle and Entertainment Weekly as well as AOL and Moviefone. Now an angel investor who largely invests in female founders, Fran was named one of Refinery29’s “6 Most Powerful Women in NYC’s Tech Scene” and one of Business Insider’s “30 Women in Venture Capital to Watch in 2018.” She has been featured by CNBC, Forbes, Vogue.com, Ad Age and more.
In this video, discussed her book; deconstructing the negative perception of "niceness" that many women struggle with in the business world. If women are nice, they are seen as weak and ineffective, but if they are tough, they are labeled a bitch. Hauser proves that women don’t have to sacrifice their values or hide their authentic personalities to be successful. Sharing a wealth of personal anecdotes and time-tested strategies, she shows women how to reclaim “nice” and sidestep regressive stereotypes about what a strong leader looks like. THE MYTH OF THE NICE GIRL is a refreshing dose of forward-looking feminism that will resonate with smart, professional women who know what they want and are looking for real advice to take their career to the next level without losing themselves in the process.
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