 Trade In this Item for up to £4.00
Trade in Beyond the Boys' Club: Strategies for Achieving Career Success as a Woman Working in a Male-dominated Field for an Amazon.co.uk gift card of up to £4.00, which you can then spend on millions of items across the site. Plus, get an extra £5 when you trade in books worth £10 or more until June 30, 2012. Trade-in values may vary (terms apply). Find more products eligible for trade-in.
|
Frequently Bought Together
Product details
|
More About the Author
Product Description
Product Description
Beyond the Boys' Club: Achieving Career Success as a Woman Working in a Male Dominated Field will show you how to develop your career strategy, break though the glass ceiling and completely raise your game. Packed with vital insights and inspirational ideas from senior women in organisations ranging from the University of Cambridge, Microsoft and Barclays among others, the book is written specifically for professional women to enable strategic advancement ...where ever they are in their career.
From the Back Cover
Are you just starting your career and excited about the journey ahead?
Proactively take control of your career rather than wait and hope to be noticed
Establish a sense of gravitas that is impressive to decision makers
Do you have several years of experience, but want to find out what it takes to get ahead?
Negotiate the labyrinth of office politics to get ahead
Find the mentors you want...even if they aren't the ones assigned to you
Are you near the top of your game, but know that the learning never stops?
Follow your gut instinct to know which risks are worth taking...and which you can't afford to turn down
Be the professional woman with you want to be, without feeling as if you have to be "one of the boys"
Beyond the Boys' Club will show you how to advance your career, break through the glass ceiling and completely raise your game. Packed with vital insights and inspirational ideas, the book is written specifically for women to enable strategic career advancement.
Proactively take control of your career rather than wait and hope to be noticed
Establish a sense of gravitas that is impressive to decision makers
Do you have several years of experience, but want to find out what it takes to get ahead?
Negotiate the labyrinth of office politics to get ahead
Find the mentors you want...even if they aren't the ones assigned to you
Are you near the top of your game, but know that the learning never stops?
Follow your gut instinct to know which risks are worth taking...and which you can't afford to turn down
Be the professional woman with you want to be, without feeling as if you have to be "one of the boys"
Beyond the Boys' Club will show you how to advance your career, break through the glass ceiling and completely raise your game. Packed with vital insights and inspirational ideas, the book is written specifically for women to enable strategic career advancement.
Women can thrive in male-dominated fields, whether working in academia, private practice or the corporate sector and we can all learn from those who do and their successes.
Beyond the Boys' Club features inspiring and engaging interviews with incredibly successful women, each sharing unique strategies and paths to their success as they collaborate and compete primarily with men.
Tags Customers Associate with This Product(What's this?)Click on a tag to find related items, discussions, and people.
|
Sell a Digital Version of This Book in the Kindle Store
If you are a publisher or author and hold the digital rights to a book, you can sell a digital version of it in our Kindle Store.
Learn more
What Other Items Do Customers Buy After Viewing This Item?
Customer Reviews
Most Helpful Customer Reviews
6 of 6 people found the following review helpful
Format:Paperback
I was initially disappointed while reading Beyond the Boys' Club, as Doyle-Morris outlines the challenges women face in the workplace in a very matter of fact way without providing any solutions. However, as she often repeats, this is a book about dealing with the real world rather than an ideal one.
I would have liked more inspirational examples from the life stories of the women that she interviewed. Although she quotes from a number of successful women these are dotted about the book in small doses and we never get a feel for who these women are or what they have achieved in their lives.
That said, the book is packed full of practical advice and examples from her own life experiences on how to "play the game" of work, and she highlights effectively why it is so important to firstly understand the game that the "boys" are playing, and secondly to join in.
While I would have liked to see more feminist angst and hope for a model of work "beyond the boys club" this book is a practical how-to guide which I'd recommend to young women just starting out in their careers who still presume that in work, as in education, they will be rewarded for working hard and doing well. If only it was that simple!
I would have liked more inspirational examples from the life stories of the women that she interviewed. Although she quotes from a number of successful women these are dotted about the book in small doses and we never get a feel for who these women are or what they have achieved in their lives.
That said, the book is packed full of practical advice and examples from her own life experiences on how to "play the game" of work, and she highlights effectively why it is so important to firstly understand the game that the "boys" are playing, and secondly to join in.
While I would have liked to see more feminist angst and hope for a model of work "beyond the boys club" this book is a practical how-to guide which I'd recommend to young women just starting out in their careers who still presume that in work, as in education, they will be rewarded for working hard and doing well. If only it was that simple!
3 of 3 people found the following review helpful
Format:Paperback
OK tome for female junior execs looking for some practical advice but marred by the author's too obvious plug for her own coaching practice. Plus, some of the tips - "straighten your hair or you'll never be taken seriously" for example - are just plain patronizing.
3 of 3 people found the following review helpful
Format:Paperback
Beyond the Boys Club is and an excellent book and one of the most comprehensive I have read in this area.
I recommend the book to women (and men) who are looking to advance their career and to diversity professionals who are interested in learning more about gender at the workplace.
As a diversity manager in a large company (HP) I picked up the book so I can identify topics for an upcoming program. Reading the book made my work easily. Suzanne covers in her book genuine key issues, provides real life examples that make the content vivid and shares advises that can make a concrete personal or organizational action plan.
An excellent reading,
Ben
I recommend the book to women (and men) who are looking to advance their career and to diversity professionals who are interested in learning more about gender at the workplace.
As a diversity manager in a large company (HP) I picked up the book so I can identify topics for an upcoming program. Reading the book made my work easily. Suzanne covers in her book genuine key issues, provides real life examples that make the content vivid and shares advises that can make a concrete personal or organizational action plan.
An excellent reading,
Ben
Would you like to see more reviews about this item?
Were these reviews helpful?
Let us know
Most Recent Customer Reviews
Intriguing and informative
I found the issues that career-oriented women (and men, too) have to deal with higher up the organisational ladder intriguing. Read more
Published 18 months ago by Auge
A really good read for women in business
For any woman in business, either starting her career or wondering why her career hasn't taken the path she first envisaged, then this is certainly the book worth reading. Read more
Published 21 months ago by Churchouse books
A worthwhile read
I have to agree with many of the other reviews written so far, Suzanne has created an excellent book which is of tremendous value to those starting out in their career. Read more
Published on 23 Sep 2009 by K. T. Atkin
inspiring and practical
This book is invaluable for people at any stage of their career and not just women. It is inspiring to hear from successful women, as you realise they're not super-human and... Read more
Published on 16 Sep 2009 by Dr. Gillian Butcher
This book should stay with you your whole career
If you are going to buy any book for your teenage daughter (or son for that matter) before going into university or the workplace, this is it. Read more
Published on 16 Sep 2009 by Ms. Samantha Shaw
Fabulous book
I am recommending this book to friends, colleagues and clients (both men & women) as it's valuable to all in organisations. Read more
Published on 15 Sep 2009 by Claire Palmer, Career & Coach Development
Fantastic Book, full of Practical Advice
This is an excellent read - I couldn't put it down once I started! It is full of practical advice for women working in male dominated areas but in fact it would be helpful to... Read more
Published on 13 Sep 2009 by Ms. Gillian Rabie
Essential reading for all women who want to get ahead in their career
Suzanne's book is a great source of advice and tips for progressing your career and I recommend it to all women, even those not working in male-dominated fields. Read more
Published on 9 Sep 2009 by Liz K
Terrificly helpful book!
Beyond The Boys Club is sensationally insightful, not to mention helpful in understanding how women can raise their profile when most of their colleagues are men. Read more
Published on 15 July 2009 by Mrs. Sue Blake
The book every career woman needs to own
Suzanne Doyle-Morris has written the book that every high achieving woman over 40 wishes she could have read when she was 20. Read more
Published on 13 July 2009 by Janet Davies
Listmania!
Look for similar items by category
Look for similar items by subject
Feedback
- Would you like to update product info or give feedback on images?
- I am the Author, and I want to comment on my book.
- I am the Publisher, and I want to comment on this book.
|
