The bestselling guide fully updated for the post- Lean In era For nearly two decades, Hardball for Women has shown women how to get ahead in the business world. Whether the arena is a law firm, a medical group, a tech company, or any other work environment, Hardball for Women decodes male business culture and shows women how to break patterns of behavior that put them at a The bestselling guide fully updated for the post- Lean In era For nearly two decades, Hardball for Women has shown women how to get ahead in the business world. Whether the arena is a law firm, a medical group, a tech company, or any other work environment, Hardball for Women decodes male business culture and shows women how to break patterns of behavior that put them at a disadvantage. It explains how to get results when you “lean in” without being thrown off balance. Illustrated with real-life examples Hardball for Women teaches women how to: Successfully navigate middle management to become a leader in your field Be assertive without being obnoxious Display confidence Engage in smart self-promotion Lead both men and women—and recognize the differences between them Use “power talk” language to your advantage. Some books are “nice to read once”, some are “worth owning” so you can add flags, make notes, re-read sections, and remind yourself of ways in which you’re sabotaging your own success by playing into stereotypes you don’t even know about. One opinion poll showed that only one fifth of French women had an “aggressive desire” for change, while another two-fifths wanted it but were unwilling to help bring it about. The rest were content with. In business, women who have clout dress elegantly, argue intelligently and play hardball at the negotiating table. Read Hardball for Women Winning at the Game of Business: Third Edition by Pat Heim with Rakuten Kobo. The bestselling guide fully updated for the post-*Lean In* era. Perfect arms. Perfect swagger. They call Dash Wallace the Diamond King. He's the hottest commodity in baseball and in the bedroom. When he runs the bases, every woman's eyes are glued to his stunning body and a smile that puts the night lights to shame. I'm no queen. I'm a regular girl with. The Paperback of the Hardball for Women: Revised Edition by Pat Heim, Susan K. Golant| at Barnes & Noble. FREE Shipping on $25 or more! ![]() This book fit into the latter category for me. It helped me reflect on challenging situations that I had adapted to (or not), why they had been hard, what I thought I had learned and then I re-learned or revised my learning after reading anecdotes and experienc Some books are “nice to read once”, some are “worth owning” so you can add flags, make notes, re-read sections, and remind yourself of ways in which you’re sabotaging your own success by playing into stereotypes you don’t even know about. This book fit into the latter category for me. It helped me reflect on challenging situations that I had adapted to (or not), why they had been hard, what I thought I had learned and then I re-learned or revised my learning after reading anecdotes and experiences shared by the authors in their many workshops. That said, I think you need to have been in specific types of experiences where stereotypical gender roles, biases and expectations surface and trip you up because they were (unknowingly in my experience) used in judgment against you, to find the book useful. In my 15 years as a student and professional in finance and tech, I’ve experienced these only once or twice. I’m pleased to note that I’ve either been quite lucky or that the workforce has evolved from being an old-boys-club into an environment where opinions, actions and behavioral patterns are understood and accepted as they are, and in a gender neutral way, without judgment. The bestselling guide fully updated for the post- Lean In era For nearly two decades, Hardball for Women has shown women how to get ahead in the business world. Whether the arena is a law firm, a medical group, a tech company, or any other work environment, Hardball for Women decodes male business culture and shows women how to break patterns of behavior that put them at a disadvantage. ![]() It explains how to get results when you 'lean in' without being thrown off balance. Illustrated with real-life examples Hardball for Women teaches women how to: Successfully navigate middle management to become a leader in your field Be assertive without being obnoxious Display confidence Engage in smart self-promotion Lead both men and women—and recognize the differences between them Use 'power talk' language to your advantage. The bestselling guide fully updated for the post- Lean In era For nearly two decades, Hardball for Women has shown women how to get ahead in the business world. ![]()
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