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Making It in Corporate America How Women Can Survive, Prosper, and Make a Difference

Diane Smallen-Grob

ISBN: 0-275-98110-X

ISBN-13: 978-0-275-98110-5

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168 pages

Praeger Publishers

Publication: 11/30/2003

List Price: $46.95 (UK Sterling Price: £32.95)

Availability: In Stock

Media Type: Hardcover

Also Available: Ebook

Trim Size: 6 1/8 x 9 1/4

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Description: This book offers tips, pointers, and advice for women at all levels of the corporate world. Some how-to-succeed books for women offer helpful techniques and strategies to improve a career or fatten a paycheck. Nearly all are written by journalists, academics, and researchers, or by women who started their business careers at mid-level or higher because of previous experience. Yet few of these authors have experienced the humiliation, the apprehension, the dread, the fears, the naivete and discrimination that women in the trenches understand all too well. This book is based the personal experience of the author and the women she interviewed, making it a unique and practical guide to dispelling the fears that women have about asserting themselves in the workplace.

Diane Smallen-Grob presents interviews with women executives who struggled for decent jobs and progressive careers in a wide variety of industries. The book focuses on what women did to succeed, where they are now, and—most importantly—what helped them rise among the ranks. The women share their experiences, insights, and stories. Common-sense pointers are offered for surviving the grueling boot camp that all women in business must endure. Women of every generation need to know that history can and does repeat itself, and that they must be forewarned, aware of the signs, and strong enough to make the best choices during the long climb to the top.

Table of Contents:

Introduction: First Steps
Acknowledgments
The 20th Century
20th Century Memories
The 21st Century
Divided We Fall
Numerology and a Hand-held Computer
Nice-Not
Don't Hesitate to Ask
We Learn from Our Mistakes
Blinders and Perseverance
Scrutiny: Under the Microscope
Corporate Malfeasance 101
Choices, or, What's a Girl to Do?
Cool It
Just the Facts
Epilogue
Appendices
Questionnaire
e-bonding
Bibliography

About the Author: DIANE SMALLEN-GROB has more than 20 years of business experience. She was Managing Director at Burson-Marsteller, heading the Latin America technology practice. In addition, she ran a small PR firm and held financial marketing positions with top Wall Street firms. Smallen-Grob earned an MBA in International Business/Management and a Ph.D. in Romance Languages and Literature.

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