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Naked in the Boardroom : A CEO Bares Her Secrets So You Can Transform Your Career
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Naked in the Boardroom
Author(s): Robin Wolaner
When Robin Wolaner entered into a joint venture with Time Inc. to launch her brainchild, Parenting, she made business history as a successful -- and rich -- woman in a male-dominated magazine industry. Now, for women who are wondering just what it takes to pull off their own triumphs in the fickle business world, Wolaner presents 80 Naked Truths that provide instantly gratifying lessons for ambitious women.
Presented in delicious, bite-sized nuggets, Wolaner's Naked Truths can be put into action regardless of experience, industry, or whether the reader is a one-woman start-up or a big-company employee. With wisdom and attitude, Wolaner reveals:
For anyone who sees success on the horizon, Naked in the Boardroom will get her there on her own terms.
Review(s):
"A how-to book for career women, with a difference: It is full of dishy and street-smart examples from her own life as a magazine executive...a quick diverting read."
-- Fortune
"Robin Wolaner does something that few CEOs would ever do -- she shares her honest mistakes and the lessons she's learned along the tough road of starting and running a company. Both men and women can start smarter -- and finish richer -- as a result of reading this book."
-- David Bach, #1 National bestselling author of The Automatic Millionaire and Smart Women Finish Rich
"Robin Wolaner has written a terrific book...She offers insightful advice about such critical tasks as...negotiating, change management, and developing a positive culture."
-- Professor William A. Sahlman, Harvard Business School
"An excellent book...this is great one-stop shopping for women wanting to move ahead in business."
-- Barry Diller, Chairman and Chief Executive Officer, InterActive Corp
"...A riveting read."
-- Arlie Hochschild, author of The Second Shift and The Time Bind
ISBN: 9780743282840
Author(s): Robin Wolaner
When Robin Wolaner entered into a joint venture with Time Inc. to launch her brainchild, Parenting, she made business history as a successful -- and rich -- woman in a male-dominated magazine industry. Now, for women who are wondering just what it takes to pull off their own triumphs in the fickle business world, Wolaner presents 80 Naked Truths that provide instantly gratifying lessons for ambitious women.
Presented in delicious, bite-sized nuggets, Wolaner's Naked Truths can be put into action regardless of experience, industry, or whether the reader is a one-woman start-up or a big-company employee. With wisdom and attitude, Wolaner reveals:
- Why showing honest emotion helps in the workplace
- The one thing women need to learn to negotiate successfully
- Effective ways to recover from a mistake
- Unusual advice for hiring and firing -- and for being hired and fired
For anyone who sees success on the horizon, Naked in the Boardroom will get her there on her own terms.
Review(s):
"A how-to book for career women, with a difference: It is full of dishy and street-smart examples from her own life as a magazine executive...a quick diverting read."
-- Fortune
"Robin Wolaner does something that few CEOs would ever do -- she shares her honest mistakes and the lessons she's learned along the tough road of starting and running a company. Both men and women can start smarter -- and finish richer -- as a result of reading this book."
-- David Bach, #1 National bestselling author of The Automatic Millionaire and Smart Women Finish Rich
"Robin Wolaner has written a terrific book...She offers insightful advice about such critical tasks as...negotiating, change management, and developing a positive culture."
-- Professor William A. Sahlman, Harvard Business School
"An excellent book...this is great one-stop shopping for women wanting to move ahead in business."
-- Barry Diller, Chairman and Chief Executive Officer, InterActive Corp
"...A riveting read."
-- Arlie Hochschild, author of The Second Shift and The Time Bind
ISBN: 9780743282840