Nice Girls Don't Get the Corner Office: Unconscious Mistakes Women Make That Sabotage Their Careers (A NICE GIRLS Book) Paperback – February 18, 2014

Every young girl, young woman, lady, working professional should read this. There were so many things we subconsciously do that are holding us back and this book teaches us how to unlearn what we've been programmed to do.

I regularly buy this book for any young women I mentor. Great tips and and ideas for self reflection and self awareness. Many young women don't understand how they can undermine themselves in the workplace, and this book helps them sidestep those land mines and promote themselves effectively. Highly recommend.

I liked this book, especially Dr. Frankel's advice on how you respond. Here are a couple of my favorite parts.Mistake #74 - Working in Stereotypical Roles or Departments - she hit the nail on the head with this one. This was my favorite part of the book and very true for women- I especially liked the term 'female ghetto'. She also tied this in with her other mistakes such as money and career re-branding.Other mistakes I liked:Mistake #41 - Being financially insecure. The advice about having "forget you" money is classic.Mistake #23 - Being too thin skinned. Whew! I've been there!Mistake #133 Crying - ugh! I loved this part!Some parts of this book I couldn't really relate to. I didn't get the 'gender war' aspect of it, especially when most of the time, it's women in the workplace who've have made my work life difficult. I wish she would have went into a little bit of that too, maybe how we as treat each other in the workplace. It's the elephant in the room and I have no desire to gloss over it, or minimize it. But, she also has a section on holding grudges...maybe I'll read that again!She gives lots of advice and lots of reading suggestions, so I found that I picked my favorite pieces and got the books she recommended from my local library. My advice is to get the book version NOT the Kindle version, because Dr. Frankel has some cool charts and graphs and quizzes throughout the book.Dr. Frankel has an awesome website as well that I highly recommend, and good tips too on there.

I highly recommend for new graduates getting ready the job market, those already aiming for promotion and literally all 9-5ers

This book is a gem. It has excellent advice for any female in the workplace regardless of their role. It can be read one section at a time. It’s an easy read and contains great tips for the business minded female.

The Psychological perspective separates this book from the others. We have been conditioned, this starts the rode to reprogramming. Buy the first one and read it and buy this one and read it. This one says a lot that's common sense to.me, but then again I read the first one nearly 15 years ago when I was a lot less savvy lol! So with age comes knowing a whole heck of alot more! Still very relevant.... we live in a culture of low self esteem people around us, this is our guide on how to navigate past them without being rude or deeply affected by their issues... Young ladies should read this starting at age 14 seriously. They need to know thos walking into high school college the work world .... they should revisit it every few years. I'm an attorney and I also work in public relations this book has been my secret weapon for years!!! So glad I found this in my 20s, and had my book club read it, they still thank me to this day...... go forward and do great things Ladies!!!

I'm just beginning to read this book (and will update my review when I'm done) but I already see a few issues with the content so far that contradicts its purpose, sets women back, and if applied in the workplace, could put an employer at risk for a discrimination lawsuit.1) The title. It's catchy but I am a grown woman, not a girl. In terms of professionalism, shouldn't we begin by referring to ourselves as women?2) Pages 275-276, "Wearing Inappropriate Makeup" - while I understand that too much makeup (and perfume) can be disruptive but wearing no makeup at all is a bad thing??? There are so many women and girls out there who try to live up to this unrealistic social standard of beauty that they are literally hurting and/or killing themselves (eating disorders, plastic surgery, injections, etc.). Telling women that success ties into how much makeup one wears is very dangerous. Success should never be defined by how much makeup one wears or doesn't wear.3) Pages 277-278, "The Wrong Hairstyle" - again, this buys into an unrealistic social standard of beauty and could be considered discrimination. Some women cannot cut or dye their hair for religious purposes. Some women, like me, have naturally kinky or frizzy hair. Others can't afford the $200+ to see a "good hairdresser" every 6-8 weeks. My hair is so much healthier since I stopped dying it. Am I going to dye it again to meet stereotypical standards? NO. Am I going to use chemicals or heating appliances on my hair regardless of the damage they may cause? NOT HAPPENING. Does that me a bad employee? ABSOLUTELY NOT! No one (male or female) should feel any pressure to do things their bodies or hair that results in damage.To promote equality in the workplace, maybe we need to start challenging and changing the way we judge each other - it should be by performance, not appearance/difference. Maybe someone needs to write a book titled "How To Recognize and Promote Talent Fairly Regardless of Sex, Race, Religion, Etc."