3 Quotes & Sayings By Robin Stern

Robin Stern is a principal at the consulting firm, Robin Stern Associates. She is an author, speaker and consultant on leadership, particularly relating to women in high leadership positions in the private and public sectors. She is a popular keynote speaker at conferences and workshops. Her work has been featured in The Wall Street Journal, Harvard Business Review , The New York Times, The Washington Post , USA Today , Fortune , The Los Angeles Times, Ladies Home Journal , The Chicago Tribune, Women's Executive Network , The Boston Globe Magazine , The Philadelphia Inquirer, Working Woman Magazine Read more

Her work has appeared in Forbes Magazine . In September 2003, she was named one of the "50 Women to Watch" by Working Woman Magazine .

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I think this point is so important, I'm going to repeat it: You should never listen to criticism that is primarily intended to wound, even if it contains more than a grain of truth. Robin Stern
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Paradoxically. the very feminist movement that gave women more options also helped create pressure on many of us to be strong, successful, and independent–the kind of women who would theoretically be immune to any form of abuse from men. As a result, women who are in gaslighting and other types of abusive relationships may feel doubly ashamed: first, for being in a bad relationship, and second, for not living up to their self-imposed standards of strength and independence. Robin Stern