Pull Yourself Together: Owning Your Difference to Get Ahead

Inclusion is an interesting buzzword. We want it, we strive for it, and we’re not shy about demanding it from our employers. So why do so many of us feel like “the Other” at work? Why is it so hard to excel professionally while being true to who we are?In the past, we were limited by the homogeneity and traditional norms of the workplace. Today, companies know they cannot compete without vibrant, dynamic, and diverse workers. But how do those workers gain access to the arena? Pull Yourself Together is a masterful way to get the competitive performance advantage you need to sail past prejudice towards success. Kate Johnson illuminates the key intrinsic factors that will most influence your career so you can do more than make a seat at the table, you can command it.From what makes you a dynamic force to how to conduct yourself through murky office politics, Pull Yourself Together tackles sensitive issues for minorities with pithy commentary and relevant examples that help us see that we are not alone in our struggles. Discrimination is not a dead end and your dream career is calling!

"Pull Yourself Together is an operatic ode to the heavy hitters breaking the glass ceiling. Kate Johnson illustrates how besting prejudice is the path to a career of power."-Penelope Trunk, NY Times bestselling author and CEO of Quistic

"Pull Yourself Together is a true manifesto for how to navigate the nuances around diversity and inclusion in one's career. It is for anyone who has ever worked on the margins of corporate culture and looking for a starting place to learn how to leverage their differences. The testimonies and stories that pack this book open us up to understanding the diversity of our journeys."-Chloe Louvouezo, Communications Officer, Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation

"A must-read (even for those that are never 'other's') helping everyone, including the ally in training, continue their journey within the shifting corporate landscape."-Robert Haddow, Managing Director, Jennifer Brown Consulting

"This is a great read for people entering the workplace, those navigating their way up the corporate ladder and even those frustrated and on the brink of exit."-Letitia Robinson, Management Consulting Executive, Accenture

"Kate Johnson has tackled an important topic for which there is very little training, and very few role models. All of us who are 'different' and looking for success need this book!"-Dr. Wayne Hoffman, Former President, Georgia Academy of Family Physicians

"This book makes me want to stand proud and run up the career ladder."-Dawn Logan, Business Consultant, Newton Europe
"The conventional wisdom that corporate success requires blending in is dead wrong. In this compelling book, Kate Johnson shows how to gain a competitive advantage as the proud 'Other'."-Kyle T. Westra, author of The New Invisible Hand

"Kate Johnson provides a holistic and pragmatic approach to re-imagining my value to corporate teams as a unique "other" in the office and beyond."-Ani Akpan, Founder at Qase Media, & Author of TV Killed The Internet Star