Freedom to BeBuilding a Career in Tech Without Becoming Someone ElseCareers in tech are rarely as linear or merit-based as we're led to believe.For women in particular, confidence is unevenly rewarded, rules are often unspoken, and the pressure to perform, conform, or disappear quietly is real.Freedom to Be is a clear-eyed, practical guide to building a meaningful career in tech, product, and digital leadership without losing yourself in the process.Drawing on experience across consulting, large-scale digital transformation, and product leadership, Maxine Glennerster explores what actually shapes careers over time: systems, incentives, influence, visibility, and judgement.This is not a step-by-step formula or a glossy success story.Instead, it offers a way of thinking.Inside, you'll learn: how to think clearly when certainty isn't availablehow to build credibility without pretending or over-performinghow influence really works inside organisationshow to develop technical confidence without needing to be the experthow to navigate ambition, pauses, and career transitions sustainablyWritten for women at every stage, from early career to senior leadership, Freedom to Be speaks directly to those who are capable, thoughtful, and tired of feeling like they need to become someone else to succeed.This book is for you if: you want to move into tech, product, or digital roles and don't know where to startyou're already inside the industry but feel stuck, overlooked, or stretched thinyou want to lead with clarity rather than performanceyou're navigating change, uncertainty, or a career pause and want perspective, not pressureFreedom to Be doesn't promise certainty.It helps you build something better.Judgement.Agency.A career that can expand and contract without breaking.