Product Description

Karen Salmansohn's humorous advice to women struggling for success in business is now available in trade paper. She recommends that women learn how to balance their inherently female qualities with what are perceived as traditional male advantages. Salmansohn claims that taking the best of both will give women the edge necessary to compete with men in the workplace.

Product Details

• Amazon Sales Rank: #1400534 in Books
• Published on: 1997-09-23
• Released on: 1997-09-23
• Original language: English
• Number of items: 1
• Binding: Paperback
• 320 pages

Amazon.com Review
The provocative title is just the beginning. Wait till you see what's inside... Written by former advertising executive and self-confessed workaholic Karen Salmansohn, this is not your mother's advice book. Nope, no warm and maternal platitudes here. Salmansohn has written a devilishly funny and utterly bawdy book that also happens to be intelligent and insightful. Salmansohn takes gender roles, chews them up, spits them out and tells working women how to get out there in the world and get what they deserve.

From Publishers Weekly
Salmansohn (How to Make Your Man Behave in 21 Days or Less, Using the Secrets of Professional Dog Trainers) aims to blend the "informational" aspect of men's business books with the "affirmational" component of those oriented to women. A former advertising exec, Salmansohn knows that packaging can always spiff up a product; even if she can't divine new paradigms, she can use creative typography, clever (and sometimes cloying) phrasing and lists, lists, lists, like any good woman's mag. If you can get past her name for an exercise break ("The Staremaster"), you'll find her advice is pretty sound. She recognizes that supposed male advantages like single-mindedness can also boomerang into oversuspiciousness, thus allowing women to succeed in the long run. And she acknowledges that alleged female advantages like sensitivity have their down sides. Salmansohn skates on some thin ice when she discusses workplace sexuality; she encourages readers to get in touch with their sexuality and recommends flirting as a path to success?though she does give advice on defusing sexual harassment.
Copyright 1996 Reed Business Information, Inc.

From Library Journal
Salmansohn (How To Make Your Man Behave in 21 Days or Less, Workman, 1994) has worked for advertising agencies and been an image consultant for such companies as Revlon and MTV. Her attempt to give advice to women who work outside the home using humor does not work. The problem with this book is that it is hard to follow. The text does not flow, and there are too many interruptions from jokes, quotes, and her own insights for the reader to get the points. There is some good advice for working women on how to be assertive, how to use their creativity, and what Salmansohn perceives as being the difference between men and women. However, much of this is lost in the humor and vulgarity; Salmansohn appears to be writing for the morning FM radio crowd, with excessive use of sexual innuendo. A catchy title and heavy promotion will create some demand for this book, so libraries may want to buy it; however, it is not recommended.
-?Joel Jones, Kansas City P.L., Mo.
Copyright 1996 Reed Business Information, Inc.

Customer Reviews

Funny!
Funny and the merit of truth. Great book for women looking for confidence in business endeavors.

"Great advice".....says a guy
While I have little experience in the realm of women's
career/self-help/humor, I thought this book was fantastic. It's seems
to cover in a comprehensive fashion every women-in-the-workplace
dilemma I have ever heard about. In a strange way, it starts with the
most existential question first: "What do I really really want in a
career." It then works back from there to the gimmes like "is it
OK for me to flirt in the workplace?" (unequivocally yes, if only
to even things out a little bit). The book is brutally honest about
practical tactics for dealing with office issues.

Humor and Help
Interesting book -- contains both humor and help. What convinced me to buy and read it ? Why, the negative comments from Patriarchs !! Sexism is alive (sometimes seems to thrive) in the USA today. If some men are threatened by this book, maybe that it is a good sign. Salmansohn is a fun and interesting author, as seen again and again in her books. I also like her newest, 'How To Change Your Entire Life By Doing Absolutely Nothing' -- which is another good blend of humor and help.