mistakes women make at workplace

Frankel's book contains common mistakes that women make in the workplace, and coaching tips to get over them. Among them are:

1. Waiting to be given what you want

Ever heard the saying, The squeaky wheel gets the grease? If you don't ask, you won't risk hearing no, but you also won't get what you want.

2. Avoiding office politics

Like it or not, politics is how things get done -- in the workplace, in government, and in professional organizations.

3. Sharing too much personal information

Sharing personal information isn't in and of itself a mistake -- it's sharing too much of it that can come back to bite you.

4. Decorating your office like your living room

The decor of your office should be consistent with the kind of firm in which you work.

5. Over-apologizing

Apologizing for unintentional, low-profile, non-egregious errors erodes our self-confidence -- and, in turn, the confidence others have in us.

There are 96 more mistakes women often make in the workplace, plus tips on how to overcome them, in Frankel's book Nice Girls Don't Get the Corner Office, which is now out in paperback. And a followup -- which Frankel is writing with Carol Frohhlinger, author of 'Her Place at the Table' -- called 'Nice Girls Don't Win at Life' will be out next summer.

To summarize Frankel's theory: Nice is nice, but it's just not enough.

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