The Girl's Guide to Being a Boss (Without Being a Bitch): Valuable Lessons, Smart Suggestions, and True Stories for Succeeding as the Chick-in-Charge 
asked by vicky123 on November 1, 2006 7:09 AM
Caitlin Friedman and Kimberly Yorio offer advice for "both the leader and the led" in this entertaining and useful guidebook for today's working woman. Through quizzes, personal anecdotes, and interviews, Friedman and Yorio help readers to identify their leadership style and share support and encouragement from experts to help women become better (and more comfortable) leaders. Want to know more? Check out Friedman and Yorio's "Top 5 Reasons to Buy This Book" for the inside scoop.
Top 5 Reasons to Buy The Girl's Guide to Being a Boss (Without Being a Bitch)
1. You just got promoted.
Yikes! Nobody ever taught you to be a manager. Your role models have been less than fabulous and you want to be better. We teach you how to be more mentor than manager. We show you how to be firm but fair. Armed with our book, you will learn how to get the best out of your employees.
2. Most management books put you to sleep.
No jargon and no need for an MBA. The Girl's Guide to Being a Boss Without Being a Bitch is a fun read that offers information without intimidation and includes all the advice you need to learn to lead, inspire and motivate. We include quizzes, tips, checklists and fun sidebars such as "Celluloid Bitches," and "The Girl's Guide to Gossip" throughout.
3. Your manager is crazy.
You're not alone. In our "Good Witch/Big Bitch" boxes we share both the horrible and the heroic--stories from women from around the country who have seen it all and learned their lessons.
4. You're not a manager…yet!
Unlike most management books we speak to both leaders and the led. We offer tips and suggestions for dealing with issues such as micromanagement, taking credit for ideas, managing up to get the promotion, office politics and taking responsibility for mistakes.
5. Don't take just our word for it....
Good management is a life-long pursuit. We'd be foolish to believe we know it all, so to help us fill in the blanks we got on the phone with women from all over the country. We include interviews with coaches, human resource directors, other writers, supervisors, the supervised, mediators, and social workers to get their take on the challenges and opportunities of being the chick-in-charge.
Top 5 Reasons to Buy The Girl's Guide to Being a Boss (Without Being a Bitch)
1. You just got promoted.
Yikes! Nobody ever taught you to be a manager. Your role models have been less than fabulous and you want to be better. We teach you how to be more mentor than manager. We show you how to be firm but fair. Armed with our book, you will learn how to get the best out of your employees.
2. Most management books put you to sleep.
No jargon and no need for an MBA. The Girl's Guide to Being a Boss Without Being a Bitch is a fun read that offers information without intimidation and includes all the advice you need to learn to lead, inspire and motivate. We include quizzes, tips, checklists and fun sidebars such as "Celluloid Bitches," and "The Girl's Guide to Gossip" throughout.
3. Your manager is crazy.
You're not alone. In our "Good Witch/Big Bitch" boxes we share both the horrible and the heroic--stories from women from around the country who have seen it all and learned their lessons.
4. You're not a manager…yet!
Unlike most management books we speak to both leaders and the led. We offer tips and suggestions for dealing with issues such as micromanagement, taking credit for ideas, managing up to get the promotion, office politics and taking responsibility for mistakes.
5. Don't take just our word for it....
Good management is a life-long pursuit. We'd be foolish to believe we know it all, so to help us fill in the blanks we got on the phone with women from all over the country. We include interviews with coaches, human resource directors, other writers, supervisors, the supervised, mediators, and social workers to get their take on the challenges and opportunities of being the chick-in-charge.
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The Girls Guide to Being a Boss (without being a bitch) is a down-to-earth guidebook for women in leadership positions. It is written how we might talk amongst friends, in a straightforward manner. The bulleted lists, succinct paragraphs, personal anecdotes, and interviews with women leaders made the book a quick read.
By the conclusion of the book, I realized the authors' goal was to empower women to inspire other women by becoming a role model. That is so important, because, even in 2006, there are very few great female leaders that women can look up to or turn to for advice. None of the literature I have read on leadership quotes women leaders or mentions a great woman leader. Perhaps it is because so many of them become "the bitch" or take on a male persona. Both are equally ineffective. Women have innate qualities, such as good interpersonal skills, that naturally make them good leaders. It's a matter of harnessing the skills women already have to make them work to their advantage.
This book is for those looking for practical and applicable suggestions of what to do and what not to do as a woman leader.
By the conclusion of the book, I realized the authors' goal was to empower women to inspire other women by becoming a role model. That is so important, because, even in 2006, there are very few great female leaders that women can look up to or turn to for advice. None of the literature I have read on leadership quotes women leaders or mentions a great woman leader. Perhaps it is because so many of them become "the bitch" or take on a male persona. Both are equally ineffective. Women have innate qualities, such as good interpersonal skills, that naturally make them good leaders. It's a matter of harnessing the skills women already have to make them work to their advantage.
This book is for those looking for practical and applicable suggestions of what to do and what not to do as a woman leader.
reviewed by bigdv on November 27, 2006 5:59 PM
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This book is right on the nose as they say. Everything you have to deal with as a female manager. This book really makes you realize your NOT crazy, and you can handle anything. Its all about how you do it. Thanks for such a helpful book. "AFruitFli"
reviewed by tacos on November 29, 2006 12:45 PM
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As a first time manager, I was thrilled to see advertisement for this book. It really was the title that attracted me to it. I was delighted to learn that my intuition about my employees behavior was not my imagination, and this book nailed it. It was interesting to read about people behavior, gossip, reluctunce of male counterparts to cooperate in workplace. This easy to read book was pure blessing with its down to earth advice and excellent reference index. Once I finished reading this book, I was able to continue my management education thru referring to other book materials that address leadership issues and what is means to be a female manager. This is great book for both managers and employees. It does not matter is you work in corporate world or you own your business. Advice from this book applies to all work environments.
reviewed by macfan on November 29, 2006 5:07 PM