#92 Rebecca Holman: Are you an Alpha or a Beta?

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emma gannon

Authors, Wellbeing, Arts, Books, Social Media, Creativity

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🗓️ 11 August 2017

⏱️ 34 minutes

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Rebecca Holman is the editor of The Debrief and the author of BETA: Quiet Girls Can Run The World. Rebecca was also my boss when I worked at The Debrief years ago, and so it was nice to catch up with her, especially as she also featured me in her book (which you should all read). Rebecca’s book BETA is published on 24th August '17 and takes a look at the two stereotypes of women in the workplace: the Alpha boss, or the Beta secretary or assistant. Rebecca is self-defined as a straight up Beta and she describes the differences between the two terms on the podcast. Obviously being reduced to two stereotypes isn’t massively helpful and of course there is a sliding scale. What if you’re a Beta who wants to lead and be the boss in the workplace - like Rebecca? Can you be a successful boss who is also quiet, reserved and likes going home on time? BETA celebrates the collaborators and the people who believe that being nice works and getting your own way isn't always the most important thing. It is a call-to-arms that explores the unsung workforce of BETA women who are being great bosses, great leaders and are still living their own lives: having relationships, making time for friends, having families.

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0:57.5	Hello and welcome to another episode of Control-Or Delete. This is the podcast with me and the
1:02.0	Ganon. Interview interviewing brilliant creative people about the internet, careers and how we get through life basically.
1:11.0	So this episode I'm really excited to share it's with Rebecca Holman who's the
1:15.2	editor of the debrief which is a popular online destination for millennials and
1:19.3	she is the author of Beta Quiet Girls Can Run the World, which is out August 24th, 2017.
1:27.0	So full disclosure, Rebecca actually used to be my old boss when I worked at the debrief
1:32.0	quite a few years ago, and it was so nice to catch up with her and also
1:36.4	she featured me in her book as one of the interviewees so it felt only natural to have her on the
1:42.0	podcast to talk about the book. So the book,
1:44.6	Beater, it takes a look at the two stereotypes of women in the workplace. You have the
1:49.3	Alpha Boss and also the Beater, who's normally stereotyped to be an assistant or a secretary or
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