Review: Nice Girls Still Don't Get the Corner Office: Unconscious Mistakes Women Make That Sabotage Their Careers

Nice Girls Still Don't Get the Corner Office: Unconscious Mistakes Women Make That Sabotage Their Careers by Lois P. Frankel
My rating: 3 of 5 stars

Hooter: 101 mistakes the author feels women make in a patriarchy leaning workplace.

Whilst it is a very click baity title, with a couple of eyeballs staring at me with quizzical looks at the cafe, the mistakes whilst stereotypically associated with women from a patriarchical lens, they are gender agnostic. Rather than a book you sit and read through, this feels like an encyclopedia with handy tips on specific issues and lots of follow up reading resources. If you are becoming a career coach, this is a handy book to have to direct folks to follow up reading.

This is a good refresher for everyone to be aware of mistakes that they make and others also make around you. Some key learnings are around mentors/sponsors, networking in terms of building deeper relationships, just because you can multitask doesn't mean you have to, reluctance to negotiate and numerous other simple behaviorial tips to engage further in the workplace.


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