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Other Circle resources & guides

Browse our library of educational videos, which touch on important topics such as gender bias, mentorship, and negotiation. All videos are paired with a discussion guide for your Circle meeting.

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Building confidence

How to own the room

These practical exercises help you become a more charismatic speaker who can win over any audience.

Acceptance and healing

In this video, Bozoma talks about how she was able to find healing after the deaths of her husband and baby daughter.

How to be an authentic leader and bring your whole self to work

TaskRabbit CEO Stacy Brown-Philpot explains why you’ll benefit from being your authentic self at work and talks about the best ways to do it.

Communicating with Confidence

Many people think of confidence as a feeling. But in reality it’s a set of behaviors that you can change and improve over time.

Harnessing the Power of Stories

Learn to tell stories that advocate for your ideas and bring others along with you.

Taming Adrenaline: Overcoming Speaking Anxiety

Understand the causes of speaking anxiety to help you overcome fear in meetings, presentations, and other high-stakes situations.

Taming Adrenaline: On-the-Spot Remedies

Engage in these four physical behaviors to reduce adrenaline in the moment.

Taming Adrenaline: Tells of Nervousness

Learn the “tells” of nervousness to help you project confidence on the outside even if you’re feeling anxious inside.

Taming Adrenaline: Long-Term Strategies

Gain confidence in your ability to perform under pressure with these long-term strategies.

Managing Difficult Conversations

Learn how to achieve shared goals while remaining true to yourself, even when the stakes are high.

Own the Room

Involve your audience, “read” the room, and harness the power of your unique voice to get your message across

Power Posing: Change Your Body to Change Your Mind

Learn how to use your body to increase your confidence and personal presence

How to Manage Your Inner Critic

Learn three easy techniques to help you get on top of that “Evil DJ” inside your head!

Know Your Strengths, Own Your Strengths

To express the best of yourself in life and work, you must identify and channel your unique strengths.

Allow Yourself to Be Brilliant

Often, the main obstacle blocking us from realizing our full potential is ourselves

Challenging gender bias

After #MeToo—How men and women can work together for change

In this funny and inspiring video, Joanne Lipman shares insights from her acclaimed book That’s What She Said: What Men Need to Know (and Women Need to Tell Them) About Working Together.

Women in the Workplace 2018: A Discussion Guide for Small Groups and Circles

Women still face a shockingly uneven playing field at work. And they’re still vastly underrepresented, especially at senior levels. Discuss your own experiences in the workplace and plan actions to help make a difference.

What Works for Women at Work Part 1: Prove It Again

Ever feel like you have to prove yourself more than men? Learn tactics for demonstrating your competence.

What Works for Women at Work Part 2: The Tightrope

Learn how to navigate the tightrope between between being perceived as too “masculine” and too “feminine”

What Works for Women at Work Part 3: Maternal Wall

Learn how to navigate assumptions that are often triggered by motherhood

What Works for Women at Work Part 4: Tug of War

Gender bias can fuel conflict amongst women. Learn to navigate this form of bias—and help others do so.

TED Talk: “We Should All Be Feminists”

Renowned Nigerian novelist Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie offers a new definition of feminism rooted in inclusion and awareness.

TED Talk: “Why Gender Equality Is Good for Everyone–Men Included”

Equality between women and men is a win for all.

TED Talk: “How Movies Teach Manhood”

Colin Stokes discusses gender stereotypes in movies and calls for more role models that show the value of teamwork and respecting women.

TED Talk: “Why We Have Too Few Women Leaders”

Why aren’t there more women in leadership? Get the facts in the TED Talk behind Lean In.

TED Talk: “What Does My Headscarf Mean to You?”

Learn how implicit bias affects the way we understand the world and how we treat others.

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Leadership

How to work with purpose, compassion, and self-compassion

In this video, Leah Weiss, PhD, gives a short master class based on her popular course on compassionate leadership, which she teaches at the Stanford Graduate School of Business.

Introduction to Centered Leadership

Discover what you have in common with distinctive leaders you admire.

Centered Leadership Part 1: Meaning

Learn how to find and live into your strengths.

Centered Leadership Part 2: Framing

Harness the power of framing to turn a challenging situation into a learning opportunity.

Centered Leadership Part 3: Connecting

Learn to build trust, create community, and take your first steps toward forging a sponsor relationship.

Centered Leadership Part 4: Engaging

Learn how you can overcome your fear, move into action, and take risks.

Centered Leadership Part 5: Energizing

Explore the sources of your energy and get strategies for reenergizing and managing work-life demands.

TED Talk: “What It Takes to Be a Great Leader”

Roselinde Torres explains that in a world full of leadership programs, the best way to learn how to lead might be right under your nose.

Negotiation

Why It’s Important to Negotiate as a Woman

Build your negotiation toolkit with strategies to help you ask for what you want and get what you deserve

How to Negotiate as a Woman: Make the First Offer

Find out how leading the discussion can give you the upper hand.

How to Negotiate as a Woman: Use Positive Emotions

To get a better deal, approach your next negotiation as a partnership instead of a battle.

How to Negotiate as a Woman: Work Together to Get a Win-Win

Do you negotiate differently with women and men? Learn why it helps to think of what’s best for everyone no matter who you negotiate with.

Negotiation

Learn a simple framework for approaching negotiation in a whole new light

Work/life balance

Drop the Ball: Doing More of What Matters

Maximize your time and energy through strategic priority setting.

The Economics of Well-Being

Are you making career and family decisions to optimize both your long-term and short-term well-being?

Planning for Work/Life Balance

Learn strategies for achieving greater work/life balance, including setting priorities and letting go of perfection.

Planning for Equal Partnership

Get practical tips for strong communication with your partner, along with tactics for sharing responsibilities.

TED Talk: "How to Get Back to Work After a Career Break"

Learn how to effectively navigate the job search and boost your chances of success.

TED Talk: "Why Moms Make the Best Entrepreneurs"

Learn how the skills women use daily can be leveraged to increase professional leadership and success.

Rethinking Time: The Power of Multipliers

Discover the power of “multipliers,” or activities that help you achieve multiple goals.

TED Talk: “Settle Down, Pay Attention, Say Thank You: A How-To”

Dr. Kristen Race shares practical tips to help women balance work, life, and family and become more resilient to daily stress.

TED Talk: “How to Make Stress Your Friend”

Stress isn’t the enemy. Learn how to make it your friend and build your personal resilience.

Navigating work and life during the Coronavirus crisis

This discussion guide includes thoughtful questions and resources to support your Circle members through these challenging times.

Other videos with guides

Focusing on Feedback

Learn how to ask for feedback to maximize your professional growth and development.

Building Effective Networks

Learn how to build a strategic network that benefits you, your organization, and your contacts

Be Your Own Hero

Instead of feeling like a victim when something goes wrong, practice expressing your values in the face of any situation.

TED Talk: “The Power of Introverts”

Introversion expert Susan Cain explains that quiet leaders bring extraordinary talents and abilities to the world and should be celebrated.

TED Talk: “The Surprising Habits of Original Thinkers”

Wharton professor Adam Grant shares the defining characteristics of people who drive creativity and change in the world.

TED Talk: “Women on the Front Lines of an American War”

Learn about the Special Operations team of women who helped break longstanding barriers against their service in the U.S. Armed Forces.

Team Dynamics

Create a high-performing team that harnesses the unique expertise of its members.

TED Talk: “My Year of Saying Yes to Everything”

Producer Shonda Rhimes shares the power of saying yes and how she rediscovered joy in what matters to her most.

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