How to Be Successful without Hurting Men’s Feelings: Non-threatening Leadership Strategies for Women by Sarah Cooper |
Expected publication: October 30th 2018 by Andrews McMeel Publishing |
216 Pages | Goodreads
Description: ❝Ambitious women are so scary. In this fast-paced business world, female leaders need to make sure they’re not perceived as pushy, aggressive, or competent. In How to Be Successful Without Hurting Men’s Feelings, Sarah Cooper, author of the bestselling 100 Tricks to Appear Smart in Meetings, illustrates how women can achieve their dreams, succeed in their careers, and become leaders, without harming the fragile male ego.
Chapters include, among others, “9 Non-threatening Leadership Strategies for Women,” “How to Ace Your Job Interview Without Over-acing It,” and “Choose Your Own Adventure: Do You Want to Be Likable or Successful?” It even includes several pages to doodle on while men finish what they’re saying. Each chapter also features an exercise with a set of “inaction items” designed to challenge women to be less challenging.
And, when all else fails, a set of wearable mustaches is included to allow women to seem more man-like. This will cancel out any need to change their leadership style. In fact, it may even lead to a quick promotion!❞
MY RATING: ★★★★☆ (4/5)
REVIEW
This book in two words: hilarious and relevant.
This book is a guide to help women navigate difficult workplace situations. It is marketed as a humorous book (and in fact is very funny) but is also an accurate portrayal of the issues women still face today on their professional lives.
Some of the chapters titles are “COMMUNICATION: How to talk like a man but still be seen as a woman”, “AMBITION: How to advance your career without shoving it in everyone’s face”, and “NEGOTIATION: gaslightning for beginners”.
I read the book in one siting and it includes illustrations that describe different situations women may encounter and the corresponding responses they should have when encountering those situations.
Overall, I liked it, it was highly entertaining as wells as a relevant and light-hearted portrayal of the workplace today.
Received ARC from the publisher via Netgalley
I’m glad to hear the title is meant to be sarcastic, and the content funny and relevant. I was initially a little put off by the title and then I thought…it has to be humor because otherwise…well, I’m glad it’s funny. 😀
It was funny (and sad!)