The time is now to craft your playbook for success.
Have you been feeling stagnant in your career or unable to manifest your true self in the workplace? Are you struggling to make career- or life-changing decisions or, as a leader, want to lead your people more boldly?
Build Boldly provides a practical playbook to spark bold, courageous action for growth, and leadership that inspires others to rise and be their best.
When you have read this book, you will be able to:
· Be authentic, amplify your uniqueness and have the courage to be yourself
· Open your mind to new ways of thinking and working, walking through new doors and seizing opportunities
· Leave limiting beliefs behind, bet on yourself and finally act on your career dreams
· Develop relationships, be generous and lift others as you make your way to the top
· Lead boldly, challenge the norm and create a work environmentnthat nurtures and retains great people
Table of Contents:
Foreword
Introduction
Who this book is for
BEING B.O.L.D.
1 Be Open To Many Paths
Bold Move #1: Showing up as myself
Bold Move #2: Defining a vision for myself
Bold Move #3: Making a new place for myself
BEING B.O.L.D.
2 Push Into Your Potential
Exploring new interests
A new approach to interviewing
Setting myself up to succeed
Defining my role
Activating my potential
BEING B.O.L.D.
3 The Power Of Visibility
Be memorable
Learning from other leaders
My turn to take the stage
Back to my roots
Lifting people up
BEING B.O.L.D.
4 Find Your Courage
The courage to begin
The courage to be yourself
Finding the courage to make tough decisions
BEING B.O.L.D.
5 Make New Rules
Leadership
Promotions
Annual reviews
Sharing the vision
Taking care of employees
BEING B.O.L.D.
6 Transparency
Understand why you’re sharing
Transparency opens doors
The ripple effects of transparency
Transparency at work
BEING B.O.L.D.
7 Be Generous
Giving back
Expanding my impact
Generosity at work
Go and give
BEING B.O.L.D.
8 Build Community
Building a community as you build your career
Build a community at your organization
Foster new connections
BEING B.O.L.D.
9 Your Legacy Starts Now
Legacy starts early
Vision and values
Take steps toward your dreams
Achieving your goals
My vision for the future
BEING B.O.L.D.
10 How To Be A B.O.L.D. Leader
Be yourself
Open your mind to new definitions and opportunities
Lift others
Don’t wait. Do it now
My leadership challenge to you
Conclusion
What I hope for you
B.O.L.D. Bonus: Ten prompts to help you build boldly
Acknowledgements
The Author
About the Author :
Bolanle Williams-Olley is chief financial officer and part-owner of Mancini Duffy, a technology-first design firm. She is a dynamic leader within the built industry and founder of several impact organizations for improving education in low-income schools in Nigeria, empowering women and small firms, and creating awareness about NGOs across Nigeria. Learn more at www.bolanlewo.com
Review :
“This incredible book holds the key to learning how to take risks and lead with courageous confidence. I want to be bold like Bolanle, and I know you will too.”
— Meaghan B Murphy, Editor in Chief of Woman’s Day and author of Your Fully Charged Life: A radically simple approach to having endless energy and filling every day with YAY
“Bolanle generously breaks down her remarkable journey into a ‘playbook’ that readers will reference time and again. Whether it’s your business, career or personal life, Build Boldly will inspire you to consider what success looks like for you and immediately get to work!”
— Ugonna Ibe-Ejiogu, Creative Director, Cinnamon Lagos
“Build Boldly provides the reader with a clear narrative, outstanding practical to-dos and a level of personal encouragement that is not often found in traditional leadership material. Bola has illuminated BOLD in a way that the reader can’t help but jump up and move forward!”
— Ted Maziejka, Consultant
“In this honest and open book, Bolanle Williams-Olley creates a judgment-free zone where one can be truly reflective of one’s career journey and milestones so far, and get practical advice and tools to excel, starting from the job interview phase and throughout one’s career. No work situation is perfect, and Williams-Olley uses her own experiences to show us how we too can not only survive our career, but expertly navigate different organizational cultures, build relationships and make bold moves to accomplish every goal we set for ourselves, and thrive. Every nugget in this book is gold, and you will find yourself bookmarking pages and returning to read them over and over again.”
— Odichinma Akosionu, MPH, PhD candidate—University of Minnesota School of Public Health
