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The Myth of the Nice Girl

Achieving a Career You Love Without Becoming a Person You Hate

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The Myth of the Nice Girl

By: Fran Hauser, Jodi Lipper
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A candid guide for ambitious women who want to succeed without losing themselves in the process

In The Myth of the Nice Girl, 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 careers to the next level without losing themselves in the process.

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Editor's Pick

Nice girls do get the corner office, after all
"Fran Hauser’s paean to being kind in the workplace could serve as a guidebook for any working woman, from the mailroom to the C-suite. After years of advice to avoid "too nice" gestures, it's refreshing for women to hear that it's okay not to tamp down any instincts they may have toward good (from the voice of someone who’s risen through the corporate ranks, no less). Yes, it’s directed to the female side of the working world, but men, feel free to listen and heed these words, too. All corners of fluorescent-lit offices could benefit from a little more kindness."
—Courtney R., Audible Editor

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This is a good book for women who are navigating leadership and authenticity. I enjoyed.

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I truly enjoyed this book. Fran gives great advice. I’ve recently moved and did a sideways promotion and have been struggling. I know I am a nice girl and Fran talks about how that is okay as long as you are not a people pleaser. I find myself somewhere between the two and now know that I can still be nice without being taken advantage of. I hope to meet the author one day. This book has changed my thought process and gave me a kick in the right direction!

So good!!

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the difference between being nice and being a people pleaser... certainly an eye opener for me, since I struggle with this issue a lot. the tips and examples are so inspiring. finished this book in one day it was an easy inspiring and fun read! thank you for this Fran

Highly recommended!

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this book is filled with great advice for women in business ! I believe that everything she said can be attributed in any career, no matter how long you've been working

So much info

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This book does an excellent job or articulating some of the double standards that face women in the workplace, and how those double standards came to be. Also gives clear and concise advice for how to be nice without being a pushover. I would recommend this to any woman OR man to get some insight on gender dynamics and how they affect everyone involved.

Surprisingly insightful

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