The Myth Of The Nice Girl: Achieving a Career You Love Without Becoming a Person You Hate
Apr 2018 · HarperCollins
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An Amazon Best Business Book of 2018
Selected by Audible as the Best Business Book of 2018
Named “Best New Book” by People Magazine and Refinery29
Named a Most Anticipated Title of April 2018 by Bustle and Levo
A Women@Forbes “Boss Moves Book Club” pick
A candid guide for ambitious women who want to succeed without losing themselves in the process
Fran Hauser deconstructs the negative perception of "niceness" that many women struggle with in the business world. If women are nice, they are seen as weak and ineffective, but if they are tough, they are labeled a bitch.
Hauser proves that women don’t have to sacrifice their values or hide their authentic personalities to be successful. Sharing a wealth of personal anecdotes and time-tested strategies, she shows women how to reclaim “nice” and sidestep regressive stereotypes about what a strong leader looks like. Her accessible advice and hard-won wisdom detail how to balance being empathetic with being decisive, how to rise above the double standards that can box you in, how to cultivate authentic confidence that projects throughout a room, and much more.
THE MYTH OF THE NICE GIRL is a refreshing dose of forward-looking feminism that will resonate with smart, professional women who know what they want and are looking for real advice to take their career to the next level without losing themselves in the process.
Selected by Audible as the Best Business Book of 2018
Named “Best New Book” by People Magazine and Refinery29
Named a Most Anticipated Title of April 2018 by Bustle and Levo
A Women@Forbes “Boss Moves Book Club” pick
A candid guide for ambitious women who want to succeed without losing themselves in the process
Fran Hauser deconstructs the negative perception of "niceness" that many women struggle with in the business world. If women are nice, they are seen as weak and ineffective, but if they are tough, they are labeled a bitch.
Hauser proves that women don’t have to sacrifice their values or hide their authentic personalities to be successful. Sharing a wealth of personal anecdotes and time-tested strategies, she shows women how to reclaim “nice” and sidestep regressive stereotypes about what a strong leader looks like. Her accessible advice and hard-won wisdom detail how to balance being empathetic with being decisive, how to rise above the double standards that can box you in, how to cultivate authentic confidence that projects throughout a room, and much more.
THE MYTH OF THE NICE GIRL is a refreshing dose of forward-looking feminism that will resonate with smart, professional women who know what they want and are looking for real advice to take their career to the next level without losing themselves in the process.
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Anne Moody
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September 4, 2019
This book is incredible. The Myth of the Nice Girl is a book that everyone should read. Whether you're younger/older, in school/working on your career, it will give you advice, strategies and tips for how to own your niceness at work (and totally make you excited to kick butt at your job because of everything it teaches you). As a teenager, I found that it really helped me for life situations. While I haven't experienced many of the exact situations the author talked about, there was still something about each story she shared that reminded me in some way of something I have experienced as well. It's a book that is not just fun to read because the author shares her own really interesting experiences, but super informative with a lot of insight to take away in each chapter. I am SO excited this book was published Mrs. Hauser addressed something that a lot of people struggle (at any age/in any situation). This is a book that I will definitely re-read and reference many times as I get older.
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About the author
FRAN HAUSER is a long-time media executive, startup investor and celebrated champion of women and girls. She's held senior positions at some of the world’s largest digital media businesses, including Time Inc.'s People, InStyle and Entertainment Weekly as well as Moviefone and AOL. Now an angel investor who largely invests in female founders, Fran was named one of Refinery29’s “6 Most Powerful Women in NYC’s Tech Scene,” and has been featured by CNBC, Forbes, Vogue.com, Ad Age, and more.
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