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Summary: Seems mired in stereotypes and out of date social issues.
Review: I was very disappointed with Hardball for Women, as it had been highly recommended. As a 35 year old female who has held management positions for the past 6 years in a large, male dominated company, there was little I could relate to. The frequent references to the way women operate did not reflect how I or female managers around me operate. How we supposedly were raised and socialized did also not strike a chord. Perhaps the book is for an older generation that faced more of these issues, or perhaps I've been lucky or worked with enlightened women. Either way, I would not recommend it.
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Summary: Required Reading for All Business Women!
Review: I've read a lot of books on working women and office politics and this is definately the best! I just bought 4 spare copies from Amazon.com so I can give them to friends. Hardball for women showed me how to understand "the game" and how women can make the most of working in careers dominated by men.
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Summary: A must for working women
Review: If you work and you are female and you keep wondering why the "boys" have this commaradery that you cannot penetrate, you are failing yourself by not reading this book. Forget Covey, Robbins and the lot ... this book tells you what your childhood and social interaction have done to cripple you in the corporate world. Value and mission statements will do nothing to advance you until you address the fact you are more likely to compromise than coach. It should be on every working woman's desk ... whether CEO or minimum wage secretary
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Summary: 5 stars is not enough
Review: It is shocking how many women (almost ALL of us) are completely misunderstanding their interactions with men, because we never learned how boys and girls are taught to act differently. EVERYONE should read this book. I am telling everyone I know to read this book.
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Summary: 5 stars is not enough
Review: It is shocking how many women (almost ALL of us) are completely misunderstanding their interactions with men, because we never learned how boys and girls are taught to act differently. EVERYONE should read this book. I am telling everyone I know to read this book.
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Summary: Opened my eyes!
Review: Pat Heim's book is the only management techniques book for women that acknowledges men's rules, without "selling out" to them. As she points out, knowing how the boys play doesn't mean that the same behavior will be perceived or received the same way from women - a key distinction ignored by all other books I've read on this topic. Her follow-up book, Smashing the Glass Ceiling, provides a situation-by-situation manual for applying her insights (if you can find it - ask amazon or contact her at the email address she provides above.) Both books offer specific advice in a well-written, articulate presentation. I highly recommend them. You may also be interested to know she has a great videotape series (expensive, but well worth the corporate dime, according to the feedback in my organization) and she is a terrific trainer (I've met her and was impressed.)
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Summary: Telling it Like It Really Is
Review: Pat Heim's book is the only management techniques book for women that acknowledges men's rules, without "selling out" to them. As she points out, knowing how the boys play doesn't mean that the same behavior will be perceived or received the same way from women - a key distinction ignored by all other books I've read on this topic. Her follow-up book, Smashing the Glass Ceiling, provides a situation-by-situation manual for applying her insights (if you can find it - ask amazon or contact her at the email address she provides above.) Both books offer specific advice in a well-written, articulate presentation. I highly recommend them. You may also be interested to know she has a great videotape series (expensive, but well worth the corporate dime, according to the feedback in my organization) and she is a terrific trainer (I've met her and was impressed.)
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Summary: Absolutely necessary for women aspiring to be managers...
Review: The most important point I took away from this book is the notion that in developing your own "management persona," you need to take into account several factors, among them the rules of the game being played currently in your office; the way you tend to want to relate to the people you work with, for, and who work for you; how to adapt your work style for different situations at hand; and eventually, how to change the game once you're in a position to do so. Pat Heim's assertion that understanding and living by (often male-dominated) work culture is like traveling in a foreign country (you have to go by that culture's rules and manners) doesn't imply that women have to be men. Rather, by understanding certain "traditions," the wise person will have a better time moving around getting along in that culture and perhaps transforming it once she's become familiar enough with and accepted within it. Highly recommended for any woman who wants to move up the ladder.
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Summary: Absolutely necessary for women aspiring to be managers...
Review: The most important point I took away from this book is the notion that in developing your own "management persona," you need to take into account several factors, among them the rules of the game being played currently in your office; the way you tend to want to relate to the people you work with, for, and who work for you; how to adapt your work style for different situations at hand; and eventually, how to change the game once you're in a position to do so. Pat Heim's assertion that understanding and living by (often male-dominated) work culture is like traveling in a foreign country (you have to go by that culture's rules and manners) doesn't imply that women have to be men. Rather, by understanding certain "traditions," the wise person will have a better time moving around getting along in that culture and perhaps transforming it once she's become familiar enough with and accepted within it. Highly recommended for any woman who wants to move up the ladder.
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Summary: See the business world with a new set of eyes
Review: This book is amazing, especially if you've been in the working world for at least a few years. The authors have managed to articulate a set of behavior patterns and responses that many people unconsciously engage in. This book allows one to recognize these patterns for what they are, and even better, suggests techniques to respond effectively to different kinds of patterns. I am more effective in my work; I understand better the subtleties of what my supervisors and supervisees expect of me, and I am developing better business relationships with clients and colleagues alike.
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