Pamela Gilberd interviewed over 125 highly successful women from all kinds of business settings, from corporations to not-for-profits, to sole proprietorships and home-based enterprises, to ambitious start-ups. She talked to women in retailing, banking, and finance, high tech, communications, public relations, medicine, import/export, media, fashion, publishing - to name just a few - and learned about the strategies, philosophies, experiences, and attitudes that have contributed to their success. From those interviews came The Eleven Commandments of Wildly Successful Women and inspiring stories that reveal sound professional and candid personal advice to guide you through transitions and challenges to create your own success.
Learn How to Create Your Own Definition of Success—and Achieve It! The Eleven Commandments of Wildly Successful Women identifies attitudes and strategies that are crucial to a woman's success, however she may define it. In combination, these 11 elements are responsible for the striking success of the more than 125 entrepreneurs, media executives, and bankers—as well as not-for-profit fundraisers and founders of mentoring organizations—interviewed for this book. The personal stories and sound advice they offer will inspire you to: Create your own concept of success Balance your work and your life Nourish your entrepreneurial spirit Become financially savvy Harness the inner vision and drive you need to succeed The Eleven Commandments of Wildly Successful Women "A book of mentors sharing inspiration and motivation to encourage each of us to pursue our dreams." —Debbi Fields, founder of Mrs. Fields Cookies "Gilberd shows you how to rewrite the conventional rules of business to find your own definition of fulfillment from work. Inspiring, heartwarming, and full of concrete advice and examples." —Patricia Haddock, coauthor of The NAFE Guide to Starting Your Own Business "A must-read for women of all ages…a refreshing and personal perspective." —Lillian Vernon, founder & president of Lillian Vernon, Inc. Find us online at www.mgr.com
THE MILLION-COPY NEW YORK TIMES, BUSINESS WEEK, WALL STREET JOURNAL AND USA TODAY BESTSELLER IS BACK - COMPLETELY UPDATED! With over ONE MILLION copies sold - Smart Women Finish Rich is one of the most popular financial books for women ever written. A perennial bestseller for over two decades, now Bach returns with a completely updated, expanded and revised edition, Smart Women Finish Rich, to address the new financial concerns and opportunities for today's women. Whether you are just getting started in your investment life, looking to manage your money yourself, or work closely with a financial advisor, this book is your proven roadmap to the life you want and deserve. With Smart Women Finish Rich, you will feel like you are being coached personally by one of America's favorite and most trusted financial experts. The Smart Women Finish Rich program has helped millions of women for over twenty years gain confidence, clarity and control over their financial well-being--it has been passed from generations to generation -- and it now can help you.
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Minority women who have made it to the top offer tips and advice to others who wonder what it takes to succeed in careers in both the for-profit and nonprofit worlds. To gain the invaluable insights in Advice from the Top: What Minority Women Say about Their Career Success, Valencia Campbell reviewed research on career success, then interviewed 14 extraordinary minority women, each of whom shared stories about the path(s) to the top of her field. But this book goes beyond the usual superficial profiles of women achievers. Rather, it shares their views on what constitutes success, the factors they consider important to their success, and the obstacles they encountered and overcame. The book also provides concrete action steps designed to help readers vault the hurdles encountered by the women profiled, and to do so with aplomb. And it offers insider advice on how to overcome bias to reach goals. Perhaps most important, Advice from the Top will inspire minority women who want to advance their careers, leaving a lasting legacy for all those who care about improving the status of women in our society.
An accessible and timely guide to increasing female presence and leadership in tech companies Tech giants like Apple and Google are among the fastest growing companies in the world, leading innovations in design and development. The industry continues to see rapid growth, employing millions of people: in the US it is at the epicenter of the American economy. So why is it that only 5% of senior executives in the tech industry are female? Underrepresentation of women on boards of directors, in the C-suite, and as senior managers remains pervasive in this industry. As tech companies are plagued with high-profile claims of harassment and discrimination, and salary discrepancies for comparable work, one asks what prevents women from reaching management roles, and, more importantly, what can be done to fix it? The Future of Tech is Female considers the paradoxes involved in women’s ascent to leadership roles, suggesting industry-wide solutions to combat gender inequality. Drawing upon 15 years of experience in the field, Douglas M. Branson traces the history of women in the information technology industry in order to identify solutions for the issues facing women today. Branson explores a variety of solutions such as mandatory quota laws for female employment, pledge programs, and limitations on the H1-B VISA program, and grapples with the challenges facing women in IT from a range of perspectives. Branson unpacks the plethora of reasons women should hold leadership roles, both in and out of this industry, concluding with a call to reform attitudes toward women in one particular IT branch, the video and computer gaming field, a gateway to many STEM futures. An invaluable resource for anyone invested in gender equality in corporate governance, The Future of Tech is Female lays out the first steps toward a more diverse future for women in tech leadership
The King James Bible has often been called the "Book of Books," both in itself and in what it stands for. Since its publication in 1611, it has been the best–selling book in the world, and many believe, it has had the greatest impact. The King James Bible has spread the Protestant faith. It has also been the greatest influence on the enrichment of the English language and its literature. It has been the Bible of wars from the British Civil War in the seventeenth century to the American Civil War two centuries later, and it has been carried into battle in innumerable conflicts since then. Its influence on social movements—particularly involving women in the nineteenth and twentieth centuries—and politics was profound. It was crucial to the growth of democracy. It was integral to the abolition of slavery, and it defined attitudes to modern science, education, and sex. As Lord Melvyn Bragg's The Adventure of English explored the history of our language, so The Book of Books reveals the extraordinary and still–felt impact of a work created 400 years ago.
Fast Track to the Top guides you through practical programmes based on the 10 Key Skills common to successful people, enabling you to profile your personal skills, assess your potential and learn how to achieve your goals.
