Play like a man, win like a woman what men know about success that women need to learn
An executive vice president of CNN shares her insights into the "good ol' boys network," arming women with the tools they need to succeed in a man's world.
| Main Author: | Evans, Gail, 1941- |
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| Format: | Books Print Book |
| Language: | English |
| Published: |
New York :
Broadway Books,
©2000.
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| Edition: | 1st ed. |
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Table of Contents:
- 1. The object of the game
- 2. Four ground rules : You are who you say you are ; One prize doesn't fit all ; Work Isn't a sorority ; You're always a mother, daughter, wife, or mistress
- 3. Preparing to play : Learn the playing field ; Check out the team culture ; Get picked for the team ; Wear the right uniform ; Set the right goal
- 4. How to keep score
- 5. Playing the game: fourteen basic rules for success : Make a request ; Speak out ; Speak up ; Toot your own horn ; Don't expect to make friends ; Accept uncertainty ; Take a risk ; Be an imposter ; Think small ; Don't anguish ; Follow the team leader ; Don't assume responsibility without authority ; Sit at the table ; Laugh
- 6. Six things men can do at work that women can't : They can cry. You can't ; They can have sex. You can't ; They can fidget. You can't ; They can yell. You can't ; They can have bad manners. You can't ; They can be ugly. You can't
- 7. He hears, she hears: ten genderbender vocabulary words : Yes (exactly what it means) ; No (not what it means) ; Hope (the worst word in the game) ; Guilt (it means trouble) ; Sorry (it's a sorry word) ; Aggressive (it's not assertive) ; Fight (it's not a pretty word) ; Game (a.k.a.: fun) ; Glass ceiling (their term, not ours) ; Future (then and now)
- 8. How to enter and exit the game
- 9. The two final rules : Be a woman ; Be yourself.