Breaking Into The Boys' Club
Breaking into the Boys' Club is the ultimate guide to success for women in business. No matter what stage in your career or what job position you hold, this book offers you practical, relatable ways to evaluate your work style and workplace culture in order to better understand behavior that may be holding you back from advancing in your field. Based on extensive research, Breaking into the Boys' Club offers compelling stories, quizzes, and tips to help diagnose issues and discover powerful,...
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This is the ultimate guide for women who want to advance professionally. It contains straight talk about the mistakes women make and how to fix them in order to achieve more personal and professional satisfaction and success. Unique to this book is a discussion of the biological basis for the different leadership skills exhibited by men and women, as well as a separate chapter on the distinctive challenges that African-American women face. Publishers Weekly Why do women still have so much trouble making their way into the upper echelons of corporate America? According to the authors, it's not quality of work that holds them back but something more insidious. While women try to get ahead by logging long hours and working to become experts in their fields, their male counterparts are easily included in corporate culture (golf, drinks, lunches, etc.) and get inside information and more face time with superiors. The authors leap to the rescue with a guide to networking, strategic horn tooting, understanding company politics, self-presentation and achieving a healthy work/life balance. A plethora of charts, step-by-step planning guides and self-report cards will help women target why they're not getting ahead even if they're doing better work than their male colleagues. While much of the material is familiar, the book's appeal lies in its engaging presentation and pragmatic steps to overcome problems every working woman will inevitably face. A must-have for any woman tired of being confounded by male company culture. (May)Copyright © Reed Business Information, a division of Reed Elsevier Inc. All rights reserved.
Acknowledgments ixPreface: Confidential to Women xiIntroduction: What's Holding Women Back? 11 Deliver the Right Message: Communicate Clearly and Get Your Ideas Heard 152 Make the Connection: Network Strategically to Advance Your Career 383 Sell Your Strengths: Distinguish Yourself through Self-Promotion 684 Learn the Rules, Play the Game: Navigate the Politics of Your Corporate Culture 875 Make the Most of a Mentor: Maximize Your Mentoring Relationships 1056 Maintain Your Balance: Take Control of Your Work and Life 1257 Present Yourself with Impact and Presence: Influence Others with an Enhanced Appearance and Manner 1438 Keep Your Career on Track: Set Goals and Manage Your Success 1649 Special for Women of African Descent: Leveling the Playing Field 185Afterword: The Future: A Third Face of Leadership 201Appendix: A Man's Perspective: Men Must Be Part of the Solution, Not the Problem 205Further Reading 209References 215About the Authors 217
\ Lois P. FrankelIf you liked Nice Girls Don't Get the Corner Office you'll love Breaking into the Boys' Room ... a valuable addition to every working woman's library.\ \ \ \ \ Lyn KremerI love the approach of Breaking into the Boys' Club, a no-nonsense combination of workbook, case studies, and good advice. The payoff at book's end is apparent once you realize that you've been led from conceiving to designing and then to executing a personal development plan guaranteed to grow your career.\ \ \ Judith M. von SeldeneckNo matter where you are on the corporate ladder: if you want to climb higher this is a must read!\ \ \ \ \ Publishers WeeklyWhy do women still have so much trouble making their way into the upper echelons of corporate America? According to the authors, it's not quality of work that holds them back but something more insidious. While women try to get ahead by logging long hours and working to become experts in their fields, their male counterparts are easily included in corporate culture (golf, drinks, lunches, etc.) and get inside information and more face time with superiors. The authors leap to the rescue with a guide to networking, strategic horn tooting, understanding company politics, self-presentation and achieving a healthy work/life balance. A plethora of charts, step-by-step planning guides and self-report cards will help women target why they're not getting ahead even if they're doing better work than their male colleagues. While much of the material is familiar, the book's appeal lies in its engaging presentation and pragmatic steps to overcome problems every working woman will inevitably face. A must-have for any woman tired of being confounded by male company culture. (May)\ Copyright © Reed Business Information, a division of Reed Elsevier Inc. All rights reserved.\ \
