Nice Girls Don't Get the Corner Office: 101 Unconscious Mistakes Women Make That Sabotage Their Careers

Lois P. Frankel, Ph.D.
Warner Books
February 2004

Author Lois P. Frankel, Ph.D. is president of Corporate Coaching International, a consulting firm specializing in team building, leadership and executive coaching. In "Nice Girls Don't Get the Corner Office: 101 Unconscious Mistakes Women Make That Sabotage Their Careers", Dr. Frankel tackles and examines problems that are often unique to women in the workplace. Her approach is straight forward and she is dead on target everytime.

Buy this book and keep your yellow highlighter handy. It does not matter where you are in your career right now, this book can help you grow professionally and personally. Dr. Frankel lists 'Making Miracles' as Mistake 31. This is the super woman of your office. Everyone depends on her because they know she will make things right. But at what cost to her? Frankel points out that a woman in the office must learn how to manage people's expectations so that she does not become overburdened. Mistake 73 - smiling inappropriately. Girls are taught to smile. So what's a girl to do? Read "Nice Girls Don't Get the Corner Office: 101 Unconscious Mistakes Women Make That Sabotage Their Careers" and find out.

Whether you are an administrative assistant or a vice president, 'Nice Girls' offers nuggets of wisdom that you should know but don't. I read this book over a weekend and found it fascinating. I saw myself more times than I care to admit. I will take this book to my office and keep it handy in my desk drawer.

I highly recommend this book.