15 Worthy Books for Business-Minded Women | Business Pundit.
Some of the books covered are extraordinarily helpful for women. Some of our favorites are as follows:
8. Women Don’t Ask: Negotiation and the Gender Divide
by Linda Babcock and Sara Laschever
Babcock and Laschever explore why women hesitate when it comes to asking for what they want. Using a number of academic studies, the authors illustrate how women’s hesitation to negotiate comes from a fear of destroying the personal relationship involved, while men see it as a routine part of
business. Women will forsake an opportunity to negotiate if it means avoiding conflict. This hurts individual women in the long run, as they forsake additional money, prestige, or other benefits. The book empowers in the sense that it underlines what women can do to improve their own lot. In a word: Ask.
6. Be Your Own Mentor: Strategies from Top Women on the Secrets of Success
by Sheila Wellington and Betty Spence
Mentors are crucial to anyone’s
business success. But how do you find one, especially as a woman? Wellington shares how to locate good mentors, but, crucially, also shows women how to mentor themselves. Using surveys, statistics, and interviews with famous and successful women, Wellington gives women the keys to advancing their careers and overall standing in society. Her specific tips, which include managing work/family guilt and gracefully getting out of a dead-end position, are career basics for women of all experience levels.
AdvancingWomen definitely believe both these books will help you get on the right path to success and come in handy as you continue your journey.
