The Myth of the Nice Girl: Achieving a Career You Love Without Becoming a Person You Hate
Leading executive and investor Hauser offers practical advice to young women in business, dispelling harmful assumptions about being "nice," proving that kindness is not a weakness. Instead, it can create powerful advantages that will lead to success in one's career and beyond.
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Book Information
Publisher: | Harper Business |
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Publish Date: | 04/17/2018 |
Pages: | 224 |
ISBN-13: | 9781328832955 |
ISBN-10: | 1328832953 |
Language: | English |
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An Amazon Best Business Book of 2018 Selected by Audible as the Best Business Book of 2018 Named "Best New Book" by People Magazine and Refinery29 Named a Most Anticipated Title of April 2018 by Bustle and Levo A Women@Forbes "Boss Moves Book Club" pick A candid guide for ambitious women who want to succeed without losing themselves in the process In THE MYTH OF THE NICE GIRL, Fran Hauser deconstructs the negative perception of "niceness" that many women struggle with in the business world. If women are nice, they are seen as weak and ineffective, but if they are tough, they are labeled a bitch. Hauser proves that women don't have to sacrifice their values or hide their authentic personalities to be successful. Sharing a wealth of personal anecdotes and time-tested strategies, she shows women how to reclaim "nice" and sidestep regressive stereotypes about what a strong leader looks like. Her accessible advice and hard-won wisdom detail how to balance being empathetic with being decisive, how to rise above the double standards that can box you in, how to cultivate authentic confidence that projects throughout a room, and much more. THE MYTH OF THE NICE GIRL is a refreshing dose of forward-looking feminism that will resonate with smart, professional women who know what they want and are looking for real advice to take their career to the next level without losing themselves in the process.