Book Review - Nice Girls Don't Get The Corner Office - 101 Unconscious Mistakes Women Make

The corner office is a metaphor for success. Success to the entrepreneur, healthcare employee, or professional public speaker has little to do with the size and location of their office. The provocative title of this book by Lois P Frankel, PhD, Nice Girls Don't Get the Corner Office, describes how women sabotage their own career advancement with unconscious "girlish" behaviors. These mistakes are missteps that will sabotage the climb up the ladder, often blamed on the glass ceiling. The mistakes women make, as described in this book, are common and have the potential to jeopardize many women I encounter in my coaching business. It is important to note that the mistakes are not the strong female style leadership styles that are assets in the workforce.

The book describes 101 mistakes and offers coaching pointers to overcome each situation. The mistakes are divided into sections about how you: Play; Act; Think; Market; Look; Sound; Respond. The first chapter includes a useful self-assessment. The assessment makes you aware of the 'girlish' behaviors you have that threaten to sabotage your career. I do not know any woman in the business world, including me, who has not made at least a few of these mistakes. The author points out; a single mistake will not derail your career.

Adopting the recommended changes in your work behaviors and image that the coaching tips recommend, will help you communicate to the world 'businesswoman' instead of 'girl' and will identify you as someone ready for the corner office level of success and advancement wherever you work.

This book is particularly useful for women who work in male dominated professions, women who are struggling for respect among their peers or managers, women who speak and don't get 'heard' and all who want to have more influence to achieve success in their business endeavors. Read the book and follow the coaching tips if you are a woman who is serious about getting ahead in your career.

Jean Caton is a Career, Business, and Life Coach, Speaker, and Virtual Educator. She has over 20 years of business experience working in four Fortune 500 companies. Now, as an entrepreneur, Jean combines her practical experience in business, with her education and training, to coach, teach, inspire, and empower others.

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