The Naked Truth : A Working Woman's Manifesto on Business and What Really Matters

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Summary: Muy Fantastic!!!
Review: 5 stars for certain and a must read for business women. My hat is off to margaret who speaks directly to issues and DOESN'T ask women to be more like men. She presents many different ideas - some her own and some presented by other women. Its wonderful to read a book that speaks to you and you feel involved in. Well done indeed.

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Summary: Tells it like it is!
Review: Margaret doesn't sugarcoat the realities of being an executive female. But she's not on a rant, either, and provides plenty of upside and solid strategies. The Naked Truth is recommended reading for women on every rung on the ladder.

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Summary: The ugly truth about gender relations in the office
Review: Margaret Heffernan has never been afraid to talk about the ugliness that can happen for women in Corporate America. Her new book is no different. It brings up almost every important issue for women trying to climb the traditional corporate ladder. In some cases she offers solutions, either from her own experience and research, or through the shared stories of women she interviewed for the book.

Two things in particular in the book stuck with me. In one section she discusses women and their "relationship" with work. I really liked the use of that word, "relationship." Because I do have a relationship with my work, just like I have a relationship with the people in my life or with money. (I had never really thought about it in that way before.) The second item that struck me was after I read one woman's description of something very sexist that happened in the workplace, I expected the next line to say, "that was ten years ago." Instead, the line was "that was in 2004." I think we need reminding that not everything has changed, and in fact, anything going on now is even worse than ten years ago, because it's 2005, and we all (including the boys) know better.

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Summary: A must-read for working women in any job
Review: Regardless of your career, your career aspirations, your status in the job market, or your status in life, READ THIS BOOK. The author pinpoints those vague, somewhat ambiguous feelings we have all had at our job, affirms that we aren't going crazy, and provides concrete and helpful examples of how to deal with a variety of situations. Most of all, this book gave me hope that there is hope to find a respectful, honest and dynamic place of business that will help me be me.