What It Takes: Speak Up, Step Up, Move Up : A Modern Woman's Guide to Success in Business

In What It Takes, Amy Henry, a formidable business woman and national star from the original season of The Apprentice, shares her experiences, skills, and in-your-face advice for moving up in today's workplace. Throughout her impressive ten-year business career, Amy has learned how women can succeed by using the strategies men use every day, and by thinking of femininity as an asset, not a liability.

* No crying in the boardroom-use the right emotions at work
* Negotiate for what you're worth-get the compensation you deserve.
* Speak assertively-confidence isn't arrogance.
* Dating at work-know the consequences
* Ask forgiveness, not permission-take a risk

Hip, honest, and controversial, What It Takes is the ultimate guide to the reality of today's business world from the new model for today's young business women.

“I bought What It Takes last Saturday, read it on Sunday, made my plan on Monday and met with my boss on Tuesday. By Friday, I had negotiated myself a 36% raise and an assistant!” —Wendy P., a reader from Seattle, W.A.

“This woman has her bases covered . . . Amy's got what it takes.” —Donald Trump


“An upbeat, levelheaded guide . . . that will be of particular interest to woman in the early stages of their careers.” —Globe and Mail