Collaborative Confidence

"Brilliantly written with stories about some of the most amazing women leaders around the world, Collaborative Confidence is the next step in creating more inclusive workspaces." —Seattle City Book Review

This book is for brilliant, talented, successful women, who want to polish their leadership skills, boost their confidence, and work and lead from a place of authentic strength. It’s a new way for women to become more impactful and visible, and help other talented women do the same. Dr. Heather Backstrom brings her 25 years of corporate human resources, and executive coaching experience to Collaborative Confidence, an inclusive, open, and fulfilling way to grow, share, and lead at work.
Through its three pillars - Activate, Amplify and Accelerate - Collaborative Confidence explores how women leaders can:

• become more self-aware
• work in alignment with their values and strengths
• showcase their unique skills and talents, and those of other women
• foster executive presence
• demonstrate their impact
• enhance their influence
• encourage and advocate for other women
• call attention to the talents and skills of other women
• bring about meaningful and substantive change for women in the workplace

When women engage in Collaborative Confidence, they are naturally truer to themselves, and help other women feel the same. Combining stories, research, and Dr. Backstrom’s many years of experience with actionable takeaways, Collaborative Confidence is written to help you weave together a happy and fulfilling life and career. Activate your self-awareness, inner champion, core values and strengths, Amplify your visibility and accomplishments, as well as other women leaders, Accelerate human-centric organizational cultures to discover a career that truly reflects your passions, values and goals.

Collaborative Confidence creates an enduring bond between women that propels them forward together.