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Summary: solid advice for professional women
Review: I'd almost rate this up there with Deborah Tannen's "You Just Don't Understand" as far as demystifying the different approaches of men and women to life. This book, of course, is targeted at women, but as I guy, I found aspects of it useful for understanding the females I work with. *Read the author interview* on this page for a taste of what the book offers (under the link "Amazon.com articles," on the left sidebar).
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Summary: Superb Work
Review: I thoroughly enjoyed the author's book because it enlightened me, as a manager, on areas that need to be discussed with my team members, such as career progression and fair play. I personally will benefit from her ideas--the book is chock full of them. Highly Recommend it.Also recommend "The Leader's Guide: 15 Essential Skills" --- which is a great book on management.
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Summary: strucking the right chord
Review: I received your book as a mother's day gift from my daughter who lives in Melbourn Australia. I read it in one day, and i learned for a life time. thank you for being such an effective mentor. I have read many books, but i have never read a book that could say so much in such a brevity. You made me to face the real life out there. Thank you
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Summary: Read These Rules--Then Strive To Change Them
Review: "Say it ain't so!" -- That's the thought that most often crossed my mind while I was reading this book. At times, I hated that she was right--that these were the rules you had to follow to really be a successful business woman. But, the truth is, the world for women business leaders is just as she describes it. Women ARE socialized differently. Women DO have different reactions to situation than men. Women DO view business goals and transactions differently. And, yes, women ARE held to a different standard than men. It is unfortunate, even stupid, but true. How to read this book: Women should read this book to understand the playing field, to recognize potential minefields, and to answer questions like "why can't I wear a really short skirt to the Board Meeting? They already know I'm smart!" Then, we should make it a point to change the rules. That's what getting the power is all about.
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Summary: Generally helpful, but it seems dated for the 1970s.
Review: The better points are that you go to work to make a salary, and not to be friends with everyone, and women need to stop saying "I'm sorry." I'd have liked a bit more bite in this book, along the lines of: there is no such thing as loyalty to a job, that any loyalty goes to whoever pays the most money for the least amount of work, and if women have kids, they need to get them to daycare early enough to get to work on time, and for heavens sake, dry up the tears. I don't understand that notion that at work a woman is always someone's wife, daughter, sister or mistress. The funniest bit is the statement from Edelman Financial Services that an American mother should rake in $508,700 per year. Who would pay this? Play Like a Man is all right for a first book, even if it reads like something from the 1970s.
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Summary: I Thought Women at the Top Tried Harder
Review: Ms. Evans' book "Play Like a Man, Win Like a Woman" was a superficial treatment of the challenges women face in the world of work. Much of the advice she offers is repackaged advice such as one might have found in ten-year-old back issues of advice columns in "Working Woman" magazine. Her advice is often contradictory and may leave the reader more confused than enlightened. On the one hand Ms. Evans offers simplistic, pat solutions to gender-based misunderstandings, and in the next breath she allows that every situation is unique and that women must rely on their intuition. I purchased the book based on my interest in the interview she did with Larry King, but was disappointed to find that most of the best insights the book had to offer had been presented in the interview.
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Summary: A Helpful Book for Men to Read!
Review: This book is pitched as one that is helpful for women. I am sure that is the case. Not being a woman, I have to share its benefits from my perspective. I have been a mentor for many working women, and this book does a nice job of addressing the kinds of issues that the women have brought up with me as well as the ones that I have brought up with them. In the past, I have provided copies of How to Be a Star at Work as a way to assist these women. In the future, I will provide this book, as well. Play Like a Man, Win Like a Woman does an excellent job of explaining how relationships and results need to be balanced at work. That is a juggling act that seems to confuse many women, and I found this book to be accurate and constructive in this area. Interestingly, I find that a lot of men miss these points, too. I would also recommend this book to male colleagues and subordinates, both to make them more effective and to improve their understanding of how to communicate with female colleagues. Basically, the book is all about miscommunication and misconception stalls that occur at work, especially the ones that tend to occur among men and women. The book is very effective in exploring those stalls and inproviding sound advice for overcoming the same stalls. The only weakness I found in the book is that some subtle points about business interactions were missed. A lot of male aggressiveness and bluffing was described as just being acceptable, while the same thing by women is unacceptable. What Ms. Evans missed is that there is usually a kind of kidding humor involved to let everyone know that the aggressor is simply indicating a strong desire to play, backed up by self-confidence. That takes the sting out of the aggressiveness. When some women are aggressive, they often forget to use the kidding humor that makes the aggressiveness tolerable to all. Perhaps the greatest strength of the book is that it permits the reader to choose her/his own goals (and those may not be material success or power) while adapting the advice to one's own personality and preferences. Basically, any advice we get that suggest we act like the individuals we are is good advice. Well done, Ms. Evans!
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Summary: Positive book
Review: I have found the book to be positive and informational. It does not "knock" anyone or any type of group of people. The book does not "tell" you what to do, it simply says it like it is and then you make your own choice. My only regret is that I did not read it when I was 20 yrs. old. Not only is it an enlightment for women, but also an asset for men.
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Summary: Great work
Review: I particularly enjoyed this book because I, as a man, need to know some the issues raised by the author: I supervise female employees and my wife is a manager. I found the book free-flowing chocked full of ideas that will stimulate you and make you think about workplace issues, especially from the female perspective. Recommend this book to all readers (male and female) as well as 2 excellent workplace-related books: the enduring 7 Habits and The Leader's Guide: 15 Essential Skills.
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Summary: I could have used this advice!
Review: I am what most people would consider a successful career girl, but I could definitely have used this advice. One thing I love about Gail's book is that she doesn't sugar-coat the fact that men and women are still judged by different standards in the workplace...but that shouldn't keep us from kicking down the barriers.
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