Why Good Girls Don't Get Ahead... But Gutsy Girls Do : Nine Secrets Every Working Woman Must Know

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Summary: Fantastic!
Review: This book has changed the way I think about my career and inspired me to become more "gutsy" by taking smart risks. These are things that nobody teaches you in business school. Gutsy girls go after what they want!

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Summary: Thank you, Kate White!
Review: This book is fantastic! It's full of lots of practical advice and encouragment. I owe Kate White thanks for three promotions and a great new job!

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Summary: A bible for every working woman
Review: This book offered the best advice about my career I have ever received. She didn't have to write it but I'm glad she did.

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Summary: Concise, witty, tells the truth!
Review: This book read like a novel and answered some of those nagging questions we ask ourselves. I found out what I have been doing correctly and what I need to change. A woman shouldn't ride roughshod over people's feelings but she doesn't have to apologize for breathing, either!

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Summary: Fantastic!
Review: This book revolves around two premises: Good Girls please others, Gutsy Girls please themselves. Whatever happened to focusing on results and what needs to be done at work? An effective person, male or female, doesn't matter which, focuses on the tasks and strategies that advance the business' objectives instead of playing gamesmanship (or in this case, gameswomanship) with others. Ms. White makes it sound so droll to be a "good girl" and denigrates her to no end, when in reality she is portraying a doormat straw-woman so that she can contrast with her "gutsy girl" persona who doesn't give a hoot about anyone but how she can get ahead and elbow her way to the top. Modern business relies on teamwork and collaboration, and such a self-centered approach will not get the best long term results.

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Summary: Focus on Results rather than who's pleasing who
Review: This book revolves around two premises: Good Girls please others, Gutsy Girls please themselves. Whatever happened to focusing on results and what needs to be done at work? An effective person, male or female, doesn't matter which, focuses on the tasks and strategies that advance the business' objectives instead of playing gamesmanship (or in this case, gameswomanship) with others. Ms. White makes it sound so droll to be a "good girl" and denigrates her to no end, when in reality she is portraying a doormat straw-woman so that she can contrast with her "gutsy girl" persona who doesn't give a hoot about anyone but how she can get ahead and elbow her way to the top. Modern business relies on teamwork and collaboration, and such a self-centered approach will not get the best long term results.

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Summary: Insightful!
Review: This is a guidebook for working women who believe that they are being held back in the workplace. A glass ceiling for women is not in place because of male management, according to Kate White. Rather, she maintains, women create their own glass ceiling because of their good-girl personalities. In nine steps, she details how a good girl can become a gutsy girl. Gutsy girls break through the glass ceiling and get what they want from the organization. This is an important book for any woman who wants to rise to upper management in a corporation. Men, too, can learn ways to be more aggressive at work. We from getAbstract recommend this book for anyone who wants a strong dose of workplace reality.

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Summary: WILL CHANGE YOUR LIFE
Review: Unbelievable! This book turned my world around, led me to two glamourous jobs one after the other, and overall has brought me more happiness than any other i've read. Be it in or out of the workplace! It will shake your old beliefs and give you an undaunted self-confidence: you'l feel ready to take over the world. Combined with Cameron Tuttle's "the bad girl's guide to getting what you want", it's explosive! Thanks, Kate...

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Summary: A Must Read For Every Woman
Review: What a great title! I've never had an interest in self-help books but when I saw myself in the title (gutsy girl) I had to get it! Kate White does a great job of explaining what works for women and what doesn't at the office. This should be required reading for every young woman in high school and in college. Read it before you get started on your career. I work in television production and you have to be gutsy to get ahead. It's the only way!!!

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Summary: A great book for the career women!
Review: Yep, Ms White said it well. Women should stop being a good girl because in the real business world, being a good girl doesn't get you anywhere