SKIRTS in the Boardroom: A Woman's Survival Guide to Success in Business & Life
Praise for S.K.I.R.T.S in the Boardroom\ "Marshawn has developed a solid formula to inspire and empower today's working women. This book gives women of all backgrounds the tools to not only succeed, but also to become leaders in their workspace."\ —Michelle Lemmons, founder and Chairman, International Speakers Bureau\ "A must-have survival guide for women in any male-dominated industry who are trying to break the glass ceiling. I've worked in the finance and sports industries for many years...
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If you're a working woman who wants to get ahead, S.K.I.R.T.S. in the Boardroom will equip you with the strategies you need to combine confidence and compassion, style and substance, and beauty and brains for professional success. It will help you navigate the male-dominated corporate world and keep you inspired when you're unmotivated and unsatisfied with your career. A must for any woman who wants to maximize her professional potential, this book offers sensible, straightforward, and long-overdue advice. Margaret Heilbrun - Library Journal Sisterhood, Knowledge, Integrity, Respect, Tenacity and Substance = SKIRTS. Marshawn's all-woman entrepreneurial team won Season Four on The Apprentice. Her advice here is promoted as "savvy, shrewd, and straightforward" for "today's sassy yet sensible modern woman." The chapters themselves each start with a c-word, such as Confidence, Class, Captivation, and offer their own subcategories of acronym-based advice, all of which may crowd the reader with too many disparate concepts, from "The Four Ds of Branding Mistakes" to "T.A.G.S. #1: Target Your TALENTS" and "Lessons for ME (Motivations & Empowerment)." Readers who absorb the book in small portions may find just the advice they seek for a specific challenge.
Introduction Not S.K.I.R.T.ing the Issue Anymore Pt. 1 From Chef to Chief Executive: The Difference Is a Little "I" 1 Ch. 1 Confidence: The Problem with Fake Eyelashes 2 Ch. 2 Class: Attitude, Mixed with a Pinch of Allure, Determines Your Altitude 29 Ch. 3 Course: Women Are Better Drivers 53 Ch. 4 Commitment: No Substitute Is as Sweet as Real Sugar 76 Pt. 2 Serving Up Some Homemade Style and Substance 97 Ch. 5 Communication: If You've Got It, Flaunt It 98 Ch. 6 Connections: Do Shorter Skirts Ever Hurt? 126 Ch. 7 Creativity: Show 'Em Your Assets 142 Ch. 8 Captivation: Get Their Attention with Your Own Personal Brand 161 Pt. 3 Skirt or No Skirt: That Is the Question 177 Ch. 9 Command: L.E.A.D.ership Is in Our DNA 178 Ch. 10 Clarity: Vision Will Take You Where No Man Has Gone Before 196 Bonus Ch What's Next?: How to Work Your S.K.I.R.T. 216 Recommended Resources: ME Unlimited Programs 219
\ Library JournalSisterhood, Knowledge, Integrity, Respect, Tenacity and Substance = SKIRTS. Marshawn's all-woman entrepreneurial team won Season Four on The Apprentice. Her advice here is promoted as "savvy, shrewd, and straightforward" for "today's sassy yet sensible modern woman." The chapters themselves each start with a c-word, such as Confidence, Class, Captivation, and offer their own subcategories of acronym-based advice, all of which may crowd the reader with too many disparate concepts, from "The Four Ds of Branding Mistakes" to "T.A.G.S. #1: Target Your TALENTS" and "Lessons for ME (Motivations & Empowerment)." Readers who absorb the book in small portions may find just the advice they seek for a specific challenge.\ \ —Margaret Heilbrun\ \
