LOIS P. FRANKEL

BEFORE YOU WERE TOLD TO "LEAN IN," DR. LOIS FRANKEL TOLD YOU HOW TO GET THAT CORNER OFFICEThe New York Times bestseller, which for 10 years has been a must-have for women in business, is now completely revised and updated.In this new edition, internationally recognized executive coach Lois P. Frankel reveals a distinctive set of behaviors-over 130 in all-that women learn in girlhood that ultimately sabotage them as adults. She teaches you how to eliminate these unconscious mistakes that could be holding you back and offers invaluable coaching tips that can easily be incorporated into your social and business skills. The results for hundreds of thousands of women have been career opportunities they never thought possible-at every stage of their career, from entry-level to the corner office! Stop making "nice girl" errors that can become career pitfalls, such as:Mistake #13: Avoiding office politics. If you don''t play the game, you can''t possibly win.Mistake #21: Multi-tasking. Just because you can do something, doesn''t mean you should do it.Mistake #54: Failure to negotiate. Don''t equate negotiation with confrontation.Mistake #70: Inappropriate use of social media. Once it''s out there, it''s hard to put the toothpaste back in the tube.Mistake #82: Asking permission. Children, not adults, ask for approval. Be direct, be confident.These and other behaviors are why NICE GIRLS DON''T GET THE CORNER OFFICE.

The things today's women learned as girls may be preventing them from becoming financially independent. Bestselling author Frankel tackles outdated concepts that women are continuing to follow and offers tried-and-true coaching tips to help them take control of their money and their lives.

The things today''s women learned as girls may be preventing them from becoming financially independent. Bestselling author Frankel tackles outdated concepts that women are continuing to follow and offers tried-and-true coaching tips to help them take control of their money and their lives. - Lois P. Frankel, Ph.D., is an internationally recognized expert in the fields of workplace behavior and female empowerment, and the president of Corporate Coaching International. In addition to her work with Fortune* 500 companies, Dr. Frankel is a sought-after speaker who''s been featured in Fast Company magazine and Entrepreneur, and quoted in national publications, including the Los Angeles Times, Fortune, and The Wall Street Journal. - The author''s previous book, Overcoming Your Strengths (Harmony, 1997), was named 1997''s "best unsung business book of the year" by Fast Company magazine. Play Like a Man, Win Like a Woman (Broadway Books, 2000), Gail Evans'' bestselling comparable title, netted 78,000 hardcover copies. - Statistics show that there is a large audience for this book. Nearly half of the American workforce is made up of women, and the Bureau of Labor Statistics shows that they still earn 76.5 cents to every dollar earned by men.

Throughout history, the image of wisdom is exclusively portrayed by men: God, Socrates, Confucius, Merlin, the aging college professor. Where are their female counterparts? The wisdom of older women is indisputable. Having lived decades raising children, caring for husbands, creating nests from which progeny fly out of to be productive members of society, and often being forced to observe more than participate in the events around them, older women have unique insights that help future generations not only to survive but also to thrive.New York Timesbestselling author of Nice Girls Dont Get the Corner Office, Dr. Lois Frankel, now honors and gives voice to the often marginalized and invisible older women in our society. From Los Angeles, California, to Shanghai, China, women over age seventy share wisdoms and stories that are heartwarming and hilarious, insightful and witty, and philosophical and practical. When life gives you lemons, says Jo-Ann Mercurio, born 1941, add vodka.Beautifully photographed and illustrated, Ageless Women, Timeless Wisdom is a precious record of our womens reflections and takeaways on lives well-lived that is sure to be passed from grandmother to daughter to granddaughter.

From the New York Times bestselling author of Nice Girls Dont Get the Corner Office, a surprising and universal guide to avoiding career pitfalls. From entry-level employees to senior executives, no one is exempt from career derailment. According to internationally recognized business coach Dr. Lois Frankel, the most common sources of unexpected changes in career momentum are not your shortcomings but your strengths--an overdependence on the exceptional abilities that contributed to past success. It is the employee who exhibits the widest array of technical and interpersonal capabilities who will rise to the top.Now, in a guide for business people across all fields and professional levels, Dr. Frankel has identified the eight most effective strategies for overcoming career obstacles and becoming an invaluable member of any work environment. With self-tests and dozens of real world examples, Stop Sabataging Your Career helps readers identify their dominant professional behaviors and offers proven strategies to maximize their career potential--in spite of themselves.

From the New York Times bestselling author of Nice Girls Dont Get the Corner Office, a guide for women to find their innate leadership skills and use a leadership approach to be more confident and comfortable in all areas of their lives.The workplace is changing. From the boardrooms to non-profit organizations to the military, the typical male management style is now obsolete. There is a new generation of employees who reject hierarchical leadership and respond to the behaviors and characteristics that women traditionally exhibit. In other words, the time for women to take charge is now! In See Jane Lead, Dr. Frankel provides a blueprint for women who want to tap their natural leadership abilities and manage with greater ease and confidence in the business world, on the soccer field, at home, and beyond.With the same sharp insight that she demonstrated in Nice Girls Dont Get Rich and Nice Girls Dont Get the Corner Office, Dr. Frankel shows women how they can overcome sabotaging childhood behaviors that hold them back, while offering practical advice and real-life examples of strong female leaders who have succeeded--in male dominated fields--beyond their wildest dreams.

La vida empresarial sigue siendo el reino de los hombres, aunque la mujer gana en espacio y liderazgo. Este libro ofrece innumerables y certeros consejos para las mujeres que quieren ganar su merecido lugar, que no aceptan cobrar menos que los hombres ni ser infravaloradas o discriminadas.

Since 2004, Dr. Lois P. Frankels New York Times bestseller has been an essential resource for women seeking advice and empowerment to stop sabotaging their careers and get ahead in the workplace. This completely updated and revised vital new 3rd edition is everything a modern working girl needs to get what she wants. Weve leaned in, weve girl bossed, weve untamed, and its still challenging to be a woman at work. Though the workplace looks different than it did twenty years ago, women still face considerable challenges that men do not. In this new 3rd edition of Nice Girls Dont Get the Corner Office, Dr. Lois P. Frankel teaches you how to reject the "nice girl" mentality, which manifests as a distinctive set of behaviors learned in girlhood that ultimately sabotage you as an adult, and still exists in todays modern workplace. Dr. Frankel provides tools and guidance for eliminating these unconscious mistakes that could be holding you back in your career. Mistakes such as:Mistake #4: Believing Negative Self-Talk. Counter negative messages with positive ones. Mistake #26: Fear of Coming Across too Strong. Dont dumb down, shut down, or tone downbe assertive! Mistake #55: Poor Boundaries. If youre going to work from home, set boundaries.Mistake #85: Doing Instead of Leading. Picking up others slack becomes a self-fulfilling prophecy. You have the power to take control of your career without being controlling, to speak your mind while still being respected, and to chase your ambitions without fear or shame.

With the same frank advice and empowering information that made Nice Girls Dont Get the Comer Office a New York Times bestseller, Lois Frankel tackles the 75 financial mistakes that keep women from having the wealth they deserve.If you have outstanding balances on your credit cards...dont have assets in your own name...are saving instead of investing, then chances are youre not rich and not living the life you want. Without your awareness, behaviors learned as a girl are preventing you from becoming a woman who is financially independent and free to follow her dreams.Lois Frankel isolates the messages about money given to little girls that little boys never hear. Then she helps you discover the financial thinking that is keeping you stuck in old patterns, dependent relationships, and jobs where you earn less than you deserve. Once you get to the root of the problem, Frankel helps you solve it-with fabulous results. Her coaching tips help you take control of your finances and make more money than you ever thought possible. Do you make these "nice girl" mistakes?Mistake #4: Not playing to win. Being polite, quiet, and fair to a fault is playing the financial game "like a girl."Mistake #10: Choosing to remain financially illiterate. Knowledge is power. Learn to manage your major purchases, investments, and banking.Mistake #20: Spending as an emotional crutch. Understand your emotions; dont make purchases just to lift your spirits.Mistake #45: Saving instead of investing. Fear can keep your funds in low-interest accounts. Get educated about investing. Get wealthy. Frankel gives you the financial savvy to change negative behaviors, make smart money choices, and embrace the life you want sooner than you think.

Este best seller del New York Times, de lectura obligada en los últimos diez años para las mujeres que trabajan en el mundo empresarial, ahora ha sido completamente revisado y actualizado. Lois P. Frankel, una coach empresarial internacionalmente reconocida, revela un conjunto de comportamientos especificos que las mujeres aprenden en la niñez y que acaban saboteandolas en la edad adulta. prende a eliminar esos errores inconscientes que podrian estar impidiendote avanzar y descubre unos consejos valiosisimos que puedes incorporar facilmente en tus habilidades sociales y profesionales. Los resultados para cientos de miles de mujeres han sido, en cada etapa de sus carreras, oportunidades profesionales que nunca creyeron posibles. Deja de cometer esos errores de niña buena que pueden convertirse en obstaculos en tu carrera profesional, como: - Evitar la politica de la oficina. Si no entras en el juego, no puedes ganar. La multitarea. El hecho de que puedas hacer algo, no significa que debas hacerlo. Negarte a negociar. No equipares negociacion con confrontacion. Utilizar las redes sociales inapropiadamente. Una vez que algo se publica, es dificil deshacer lo que ya esta hecho. Pedir permiso. Los niños piden aprobacion, pero los adultos no. Se directa y segura de ti misma.

Discover the "must-listen for every smart, capable woman who wants to succeed"-a guide on how to communicate with maximum impact in the workplace thats the new book in the New York Times bestselling Nice Girls Dont series (Anne Fisher, Fortune.com). How many times have you asked yourself why you didnt speak up in a meeting? Or pushed for the raise you deserved? Or agreed to take on someone elses task because you didnt want to rock the boat? Whether the answer is once or ten times or more, the reason is the same: Its because youre a nice girl who goes along to get along. But staying quiet and being ignored are not paths to achievement.Now, in Nice Girls Dont Speak Up or Stand Out, Dr. Lois Frankel shows you how to be an effective communicator and advocate for yourself. From the basics of speaking up to navigating sticky situations and mastering the art of influencing others, this audiobook provides step-by-step advice using real-life examples and powerful tools such as: Be a broken record Choose powerful word Never say no Enlist advocates And many more -- in bonus materials for extra tools in your pocket Dr. Frankel chose the format of this new audio-first work carefully, with the mission of creating an interactive and impactful listen, interweaved with actionable recommendations, real-life anecdotes, and concrete examples of not only what to say in various scenarios, but how to say it. Nice Girls Dont Speak Up or Stand Out dives deeply into nearly one hundred everyday challenges women face related to communication.With Dr. Lois Frankel as your guide, you can learn how to express yourself confidently, courageously, and clearly -- and start taking charge of your career.

Este best seller del New York Times, de lectura obligada en los últimos diez años para las mujeres que trabajan en el mundo empresarial, ahora ha sido completamente revisado y actualizado. Lois P. Frankel, una coach empresarial internacionalmente reconocida, revela un conjunto de comportamientos especificos que las mujeres aprenden en la niñez y que acaban saboteandolas en la edad adulta. prende a eliminar esos errores inconscientes que podrian estar impidiendote avanzar y descubre unos consejos valiosisimos que puedes incorporar facilmente en tus habilidades sociales y profesionales. Los resultados para cientos de miles de mujeres han sido, en cada etapa de sus carreras, oportunidades profesionales que nunca creyeron posibles. Deja de cometer esos errores de "niña buena" que pueden convertirse en obstaculos en tu carrera profesional, como: - Evitar la politica de la oficina. Si no entras en el juego, no puedes ganar. La multitarea. El hecho de que puedas hacer algo, no significa que debas hacerlo. Negarte a negociar. No equipares negociacion con confrontacion. Utilizar las redes sociales inapropiadamente. Una vez que algo se publica, es dificil deshacer lo que ya esta hecho. Pedir permiso. Los niños piden aprobacion, pero los adultos no. Se directa y segura de ti misma.

The New York Times bestseller, which has become a must-have for women in business, is now revised and updated in celebration of its 10th anniversary.Internationally recognized executive coach Dr. Lois P. Frankel teacher women how to eliminate unconscious mistakes that could be holding them back, and gives invaluable coaching tips that can easily be incorporated into social and business skills. The results are career opportunities women never thought possible and the power and know-how to occupy the corner office! Stop making "nice girl" mistakes such as:-Mistake #13: Avoiding office politics-Mistake #21: Multi-tasking-Mistake #54: Failure to negotiate-Mistake #82: Asking permission-Mistake #100: Smiling inappropriately.These and other behaviors are why NICE GIRLS DON'T GET THE CORNER OFFICE.