How to succeed like a woman: Dispel the ‘career path myth,’ don’t be afraid to pivot

RANCHO PALOS VERDES, Calif. — Succeeding like a woman means reframing your mindset, prioritizing what is best for you and not being afraid to pivot in your career, according to a speaker at the Scrubs and Heels Summit.
“We tend to stay in roles and jobs longer than we maybe ought to because of loyalty; we are afraid of disappointing someone who has invested their resources in us,” Amy Oxentenko, MD, professor of gastroenterology and vice dean of practice at Mayo Clinic, said. “You can imagine in doing so [staying in your role that] you may be pleasing them, but it might

RANCHO PALOS VERDES, Calif. — Succeeding like a woman means reframing your mindset, prioritizing what is best for you and not being afraid to pivot in your career, according to a speaker at the Scrubs and Heels Summit.
“We tend to stay in roles and jobs longer than we maybe ought to because of loyalty; we are afraid of disappointing someone who has invested their resources in us,” Amy Oxentenko, MD, professor of gastroenterology and vice dean of practice at Mayo Clinic, said. “You can imagine in doing so [staying in your role that] you may be pleasing them, but it might