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Nice girls don't get the corner office : unconscious mistakes women make that sabotage their careers / Lois P. Frankel.

By: Material type: TextTextSeries: A nice girls bookEdition: First revised editionDescription: xxiv, 354 pages ; 20 cmISBN:
  • 9781455546046 (pbk.)
Subject(s): DDC classification:
  • 155.3/33 23
LOC classification:
  • HQ1206 .F68 2014
Other classification:
  • SEL027000 | BUS012000
Contents:
Chapter 1: Getting started Chapter 2: How you play the Game Mistake 1 Pretending it isn’t a Game Mistake 2 Playing the game safely and within bounds Mistake 3 Working hard Mistake 4 Doing the work of others Mistake 5 Working without a break Mistake 6 Being naive Mistake 7 Pinching company pennies Mistake 8 Waiting to be given what you want Mistake 9 Avoiding office politics Mistake 10: Being the conscience Mistake 11: Protecting jerks Mistake 12: Holding your tongue Mistake 13: Faiing to capitalize on relationships Mistake 14: Not understanding the needs of your constituents Chapter 3: Mistake 15: Polling before making a decision Mistake 16: Needing to be liked Mistake 17: Not needing to be liked Mistake 18: Not asking questions for fear od sounding stupid Mistake 19: Acting like a man Mistake 20: Telling the whole truth and nothing but the truth (so help you God) Mistake 21: Sharing too much personal information Mistake 22:Being overly concerned with offending others Mistake 23: Denying the importance of money Mistake 24: Flirting Mistake 25: Acquiescing to bullies Mistake 26: Decorating your office like your living room Mistake 27: Feeding others Mistake 28: Offering a limp handshake Mistake 29: Being financially insecure Mistake 30:Helping Chapter 4: How you think Mistake 31: Making miracles Mistake 32:Taking full responsibility Mistake 33: Obediently following instructions Mistake 34: Viewing men in authority as father figures Mistake 35: Limiting your possibilities Mistake 36: Ignoring the quid pro quo Mistake 37: Skipping meetings Mistake 38: Putting work ahead of your career goals Mistake 39: Letting people waste your time Mistake 40: Prematurely abandoning your career goals Mistake 41: Ignoring the importance of network relationships Mistake 42: Refusing perks Mistake 43: Making up negative stories Mistake 44:Striving for perfection Chapter 5: How you brand and market yourself Mistake 45: Failing to define your brand Mistake 46: Minimizing your work or position Mistake 47: Using only your nickname or first name Mistake 48: Waiting to be noticed Mistake 49: Refusing high-profile assignments Mistake 50: Being modest Mistake 51: Staying in your safety zone Mistake 52: Giving away your ideas Mistake 53: Working in stereotypical roles or Department Mistake 54: Ignoring feedback Mistake 55: Being invisible Chapter 6: How you sound Mistake 56: Couching statements as questions Mistake 57: Using preamles Mistake 58: Explaining Mistake 59: Asking permission Mistake 60: Apologizing Mistake 61: Using minimizing words Mistake 62: Using Qualifiers Mistake 63: Not answering the question Mistake 64: Talking too fast Mistake 65: The inability to speak the language of your business Mistake 66: Using nonwords Mistake 67: Using touchy-feely language Mistake 68: The sandwich Mistake 69: Speaking softly Mistake 70: Speaking at a higher than natural pitch Mistake 71: Trailing voice mails Mistake 72: Failing to pause or reflect before responding Chapter 7: How you look Mistake 73: Smiling inappropriately Mistake 74: Taking up tool little space Mistake 75: Using gestures inconsistent with your message Mistake 76: Being over -or underanimated Mistake 77: Tilting your head Mistake 78: Wearing inappropriate make-up Mistake 79: Wearing the wrong hairstyle Mistake 80: Dressing inappropriate Mistake 81: Sitting on your foot Mistake 82: Grooming in public Mistake 83: Sitting in meetings with your hands under the table Mistake 84: Wearing your reading glasses around your neck Mistake 85: Accessorzing too much Mistake 86: Failing to maintain eye contact Chapter 8: How you respond Mistake 87: Internalizing messages Mistake 88: Believing others know more than you Mistake 89: Taking notes, getting coffee, and making copies Mistake 90: Tolerating inappropriate behavior Mistake 91: Exhibiting too much patience Mistake 92: Accepting dead-end assignments Mistake 93: Putting the needs of others before your own Mistake 94: Denying your power Mistake 95: Allowing yourself to be the scapegoat Mistake 96: Accepting the fail accompli Mistake 97: Permitting others mistakes to inconvenience you Mistake 98: Being last to speak Mistake 99: Playing the gender card Mistake 100: Tolerating sexual harassment Mistake 101: Crying
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Includes bibliographical references.

Chapter 1: Getting started
Chapter 2: How you play the Game
Mistake 1 Pretending it isn’t a Game
Mistake 2 Playing the game safely and within bounds
Mistake 3 Working hard
Mistake 4 Doing the work of others
Mistake 5 Working without a break
Mistake 6 Being naive
Mistake 7 Pinching company pennies
Mistake 8 Waiting to be given what you want
Mistake 9 Avoiding office politics
Mistake 10: Being the conscience
Mistake 11: Protecting jerks
Mistake 12: Holding your tongue
Mistake 13: Faiing to capitalize on relationships
Mistake 14: Not understanding the needs of your constituents

Chapter 3:
Mistake 15: Polling before making a decision
Mistake 16: Needing to be liked
Mistake 17: Not needing to be liked
Mistake 18: Not asking questions for fear od sounding stupid
Mistake 19: Acting like a man
Mistake 20: Telling the whole truth and nothing but the truth (so help you God)
Mistake 21: Sharing too much personal information
Mistake 22:Being overly concerned with offending others
Mistake 23: Denying the importance of money
Mistake 24: Flirting
Mistake 25: Acquiescing to bullies
Mistake 26: Decorating your office like your living room
Mistake 27: Feeding others
Mistake 28: Offering a limp handshake
Mistake 29: Being financially insecure
Mistake 30:Helping

Chapter 4: How you think
Mistake 31: Making miracles
Mistake 32:Taking full responsibility
Mistake 33: Obediently following instructions
Mistake 34: Viewing men in authority as father figures
Mistake 35: Limiting your possibilities
Mistake 36: Ignoring the quid pro quo
Mistake 37: Skipping meetings
Mistake 38: Putting work ahead of your career goals
Mistake 39: Letting people waste your time
Mistake 40: Prematurely abandoning your career goals
Mistake 41: Ignoring the importance of network relationships
Mistake 42: Refusing perks
Mistake 43: Making up negative stories
Mistake 44:Striving for perfection

Chapter 5: How you brand and market yourself
Mistake 45: Failing to define your brand
Mistake 46: Minimizing your work or position
Mistake 47: Using only your nickname or first name
Mistake 48: Waiting to be noticed
Mistake 49: Refusing high-profile assignments
Mistake 50: Being modest
Mistake 51: Staying in your safety zone
Mistake 52: Giving away your ideas
Mistake 53: Working in stereotypical roles or Department
Mistake 54: Ignoring feedback
Mistake 55: Being invisible

Chapter 6: How you sound
Mistake 56: Couching statements as questions
Mistake 57: Using preamles
Mistake 58: Explaining
Mistake 59: Asking permission
Mistake 60: Apologizing
Mistake 61: Using minimizing words
Mistake 62: Using Qualifiers
Mistake 63: Not answering the question
Mistake 64: Talking too fast
Mistake 65: The inability to speak the language of your business
Mistake 66: Using nonwords
Mistake 67: Using touchy-feely language
Mistake 68: The sandwich
Mistake 69: Speaking softly
Mistake 70: Speaking at a higher than natural pitch
Mistake 71: Trailing voice mails
Mistake 72: Failing to pause or reflect before responding

Chapter 7: How you look
Mistake 73: Smiling inappropriately
Mistake 74: Taking up tool little space
Mistake 75: Using gestures inconsistent with your message
Mistake 76: Being over -or underanimated
Mistake 77: Tilting your head
Mistake 78: Wearing inappropriate make-up
Mistake 79: Wearing the wrong hairstyle
Mistake 80: Dressing inappropriate
Mistake 81: Sitting on your foot
Mistake 82: Grooming in public
Mistake 83: Sitting in meetings with your hands under the table
Mistake 84: Wearing your reading glasses around your neck
Mistake 85: Accessorzing too much
Mistake 86: Failing to maintain eye contact

Chapter 8: How you respond
Mistake 87: Internalizing messages
Mistake 88: Believing others know more than you
Mistake 89: Taking notes, getting coffee, and making copies
Mistake 90: Tolerating inappropriate behavior
Mistake 91: Exhibiting too much patience
Mistake 92: Accepting dead-end assignments
Mistake 93: Putting the needs of others before your own
Mistake 94: Denying your power
Mistake 95: Allowing yourself to be the scapegoat
Mistake 96: Accepting the fail accompli
Mistake 97: Permitting others mistakes to inconvenience you
Mistake 98: Being last to speak
Mistake 99: Playing the gender card
Mistake 100: Tolerating sexual harassment
Mistake 101: Crying

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