Includes bibliographical references (pages 309-312).
Contents:
Starting out. Follow your dreams / follow the opportunities ; Know your worth / work on your worth ; Have friends in high places / find truth-tellers in every location ; It's what's on the inside that counts / what's on our outsides matters, too ; You can have it all / you will have choices -- Standing out. Fake it 'til you make it / face it 'til you make it ; It's a man's world / only if you let it be ; Talk is cheap / talk is a valuable currency ; Good things come to those who wait / great things come to those who act ; There's nowhere to go but up / success has multiple directions -- Stepping up. Trust your gut / check your gut ; Don't sweat the small stuff / sweat all stuff ; The winner takes all / winning isn't everything ; Don't mix work with play / all work and no play makes everyone dull ; If it ain't broke, don't fix it / if it could be better, it might be broken ; The only constant in life is change.
Summary:
"Bonnie Hammer's legendary career spans five decades in a turbulent, male-driven industry. Today, Bonnie is a powerful leader at the very top of her field, and women at all levels constantly ask her: What is your secret to success? Her power--and her staying power--comes from rejecting common myths about how women are "supposed" to act in the workplace. She knows that the conventional wisdom women are told about work--pithy phrases like "Don't mix work with play," "Talk is cheap," "Follow your dreams," "Know your worth," "Trust your gut," and "You can have it all, "--Hold women back. Having risen from an entry-level production assistant whose chief charge was a dog to a transformative top executive at NBCUniversal, Bonnie challenges workplace misperceptions and shares the uncommon sense women need to succeed"-- Provided by publisher.
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