Sally Helgesen's work is widely regarded as the gold standard when it comes to women's leadership. Since the publication of The Female Advantage in 1990 (still in print), she has written five more books in the field and speaks to audiences all around the world about these issues. Clients have included Microsoft, IBM, Johnson & Johnson, Prudential Financial, Pfizer, Textron, Hewlett Packard, The World Bank, and dozens more. She has led seminars at the Harvard Graduate School of Education and Smith College, and her work has been featured in Fortune, the New York Times, Fast Company, and Business Week. She lives in Chatham, New York.
Marshall Goldsmith is America's preeminent executive coach. He is among a select few consultants who have been asked to work with more than sixty CEOs. His clients have included many of the world's leading corporations. He has helped to implement leadership development processes that have impacted more than one million people around the world. He has a Ph.D. from UCLA and is on the faculty of the executive education programs for Dartmouth College and the University of Michigan. The American Management Association recently named him as one of fifty great thinkers and business leaders over the past eighty years.
"How Women Rise is a great read for any woman who wants to identify
self-defeating behaviors that are holding her back, gain insight
into why she engages in those behaviors, and develop skills to
confidently achieve her goals."--Lois P. Frankel, Ph.D., author of
Nice Girls Don't Get the Corner Office and See JaneLead
"How Women Rise is absolutely the right book at the right time by
the ideal authors. Sally and Marshall's experiences and
perspectives in leadership development, career success, and
professional and personal satisfaction are each world-class in
their own right. But taken together, they are magnificently
complementary, creating an inspiring and actionable guide that will
change the careers and lives of women leaders everywhere."--James
M. Citrin, leader of Spencer Stuart's CEO Practice and a member of
the firm's WorldwideBoard of Directors
"[An] insightful book.... [Helgesen and Goldsmith's] push for women
to do a better job of claiming their achievements is a
must-read."--The Everygirl
"A gem and a revelation. If you lead women, work with women, are a
woman or know any women, you must read this book. Its sage and sane
wisdom points the way to a life of genuine purpose and
meaning."--Richard Leider, international bestselling author of The
Power of Purpose, RepackingYour Bags, and Life Reimagined
"A myth-busting "how to" for the next generation of women leaders,
and those who want to see them succeed. These ideas will transform
our workplaces, our careers, and our lives."--Rita McGrath,
professor at Columbia BusinessSchool and a Thinkers50 Top Ten
Business Thinker
"A smart and well-researched handbook for women trying to make the
next step in their careers.... Helgesen and Goldsmith offer much
more than just insights into the what of habits that constrain.
They provide detailed tutoring on how to replace them with
behaviors that produce excellent results."--Roger Dean Duncan,
Forbes
"Compelling, practical and highly engaging. Women seeking to make a
career in law can benefit greatly from reading How Women
Rise."--Jami Wintz McKeon, Chair, Morgan, Lewis & Bockius LLP
"Extraordinary real-life stories of women who wait to be asked to
the party, get stuck in their comfort zone, seek perfection, and
assume their hard work will be recognized. Sally and Marshall show
us how to get unstuck and to 'stand out' so women can move forward
in more purposeful, powerful, and productive careers. This is a
must read with great actionable advice!"--Janice Reals Ellig, Chief
Executive Officer of Chadick Ellig and one of
BusinessWeek's"World's Most Influential Headhunters"
"Fast forward your career with one powerful book from two of the
world's most brilliant coaches! Marshall's famous strategies for
behavior change combined with Sally's profound expertise on women
will change your life from the first chapter. Start reading this
book now!"--Carol Evans, Founderand President Emeritus of Working
Mother Media
"I am broadly distributing Marshall's new book, How Women Rise, to
our leaders across Best Buy, to help our women leaders achieve
their career goals and mentor their female colleagues, and to help
men better work with and support the development of their female
colleagues."--Hubert Joly, Chairmanand CEO, Best Buy
"It's easy to find oneself in the pages of How Women Rise. Sally
and Marshall teach us how to shift out of auto-pilot, jettison our
success-inhibiting habits, and actively steer for the career
destination we desire."--Whitney Johnson, critically-acclaimed
author of DisruptYourself
"Many of the behaviors most prized in women socially are exactly
the same behaviors that hold them back professionally. That paradox
provokes huge amounts of conflict, anger, pain and frustration at
work. But Sally and Marshall are here to help: identifying how and
when to reconcile competing demands and motivators, without losing
their identity, professionalism or power."--Margaret Heffernan, CEO
and author of Willful Blindness
"Pick up this book. Scan the 12 habits. Circle the top three that
make you say 'that's me!' Read those chapters, commit to one of the
suggestions, and you're on your way. The authors know their
material!"--Beverly Kaye, founderof Career Systems International
and co-author of Love 'Em or Lose 'Em: Getting Good People to
Stay
"Sally and Marshall enable leaders who are women to move from where
they are to where they want to be by sharing a blueprint for
challenging the status-quo and shining a light on leading
change."--Frances Hesselbein, Winner of the Presidential Medal of
Freedom, America's highest civilian honor
"Sally and Marshall give new meaning to the term 'dream team.'
Together they have produced a masterpiece, an over-the-moon but
magnificently down-to-earth leadership book for the ages."--Tom
Peters, bestselling author of In Search of Excellence: Lessons from
America'sBest-Run Companies
"Sally and Marshall have written a practical and entertaining
career guide tailored to help women ascend to senior leadership
roles in business, government, and not-for-profits."--Geoff Smart,
Chairmanand Founder of ghSMART and bestselling author of Who and
Power Score
"Sally and Marshall's observations are brilliant-informed by both
personal experience and deep scholarship. The behaviors they
recommend are pragmatic and achievable; it is a book that will
enhance women's effectiveness and ultimately their power."--Anna
Fels, MD, authorof Necessary Dreams: Ambition in Women's Changing
Lives
"The best leaders understand that in the shadow of their strengths
lurk silent career killers. Sally and Marshall offer a brilliant
lens to understand and transcend the habits that hold us back. If
you want to lead at the top, How Women Rise is for you."--Liz
Wiseman, bestselling author of Multipliers and Rookie Smarts
"The habits and beliefs in How Women Rise provide a wonderful and
positive opportunity for women to be self-aware. Sally and Marshall
show women how to make tangible and crisp changes that will help
them be even more successful and fulfilled at work and at
home."--Aicha Evans, SeniorVice President and Chief Strategy
Officer at Intel Corporation and a Fortunemagazine Top Future Women
Leaders in America
"The most powerful thing you can do for your career is to change
what's in your control. Together, Marshall and Sally help women
understand what they can change about their own behavior today to
make greater contributions tomorrow. How Women Rise is a how-to
guide for any woman seeking her next success."--Deanna Mulligan,
CEO, Guardian Life
"The top 3 reasons why I loved Sally and Marshall's book How Women
Rise? 1) It's incredibly helpful to women, those with female
colleagues or direct reports, and the healthy minority of men who
are also more self-effacing than aggrandizing. 2) The book is
filled with news you can use. It's has helped me, my C-level
clients and will help you too. 3) The pages turn themselves. As a
scientist as well as coach I can see the psychological and business
sophistication behind the 12 habits. Start practicing
today."--CarolKauffman, Harvard Medical School and
Founder/Executive Director of the Instituteof Coaching
"They offer the kind of advice that women further along in their
careers might wish they had known, from sidestepping the pitfalls
of negative office culture to leveraging alliances with co-workers.
A concise, upbeat guide for women who have grown bored or impatient
with their positions, as well as for those new to the professional
world and its leadership roles."--Kirkus Reviews
"This is a must read for women aiming to get to the next level in
their careers. It gives insights into challenges and practical
tools to address them."--Michelle R.Clayman, Founder and Chief
Investment Officer, New Amsterdam Partners andChair, Advisory
Council, of the Michelle R. Clayman Institute for GenderResearch at
Stanford University
"Whether you are just starting out in your career or a top
executive, ample case studies, research, and wisdom make this
engaging and actionable read a must read!"--Sanyin Siang, Executive
Director of theFuqua/Coach K Center on Leadership & Ethics, Duke
University
"Women leaders will be driving forces in twenty-first century
organizations. Practically and persuasively, Sally Helgesen and
Marshall Goldsmith map out how this can and must happen."--Stuart
Crainer and Des Dearlove, Founders of Thinkers50
"Women suffer from gender bias and when they rise further, also
from the general difficulties of leadership. When women approach
the top of organizations, they can also bring their own strengths
that may unfairly be seen as weaknesses. Sally Helgesen's expertise
and Marshall Goldsmith's wisdom bring these insights to light, so
that women and men and can do better together at reaching their
goals for us all to move forward. This is a powerful and timely
book."--Dr. Anthony Marx, President, New York PublicLibrary
"Women who seek to rise, take note! This is your essential go-to
guide. Also highly recommended for men who work with, for, or
around women."--Liz Smith, CEO, Bloomin' Brands
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