How Women Rise: Break the 12 Habits Holding You Back from Your Next Raise, Promotion, or Job

Every woman in business should read this book! I wish I had read it sooner, I think it would’ve kept me from making several mistakes that were costly for my career. It’s super easy to read and the table of contents lays out what the 12 habits are, so if you’re super busy you can just pick one and flip to it to read.

I started reading this book back when I was looking to become a Supervisor two companies ago. A Director (female) had given me this book to read (borrow), and was coaching me to be the next female leader in a obviously male-dominated environment. It most certainly helped as I did actually get the promotion (well-deserved and overdue).I took a bit of a hiatus from the book as I then left the company and the person from whom I was borrowing the book from. Ever since I’ve cracked open this book to read further, I have literally advanced in my career. I’ve literally advanced 3 times in my career and now work for in a high place in my field. I definitely recommend this book to anyone, not just women, but anyone that needs a new look at how to approach things from a career perspective. I hate, though, that it’s “gender-specific” because I have male friends that identify as males (and straight) that do some of the things that this book is suggesting. Again, great read! Thank you for helping me advance my career and get to new heights!

Every women in the workplace especially corporate needs to reads this!

It holds my attention and that’s saying something. Great and to the point but the voice of the author doesn’t make me feel like I’m at boot camp.

This book was a recommemdation from career coach and I am glad it was. Love the examples and stories. I appreciate that the message isn't that something is wrong with you, but how can the habits be adjusted to better serve you.

OK. I am a guy who bought the book, How Women Rise. Let me share some background, before I attempt to share the immense value of this resource.Sally Helgesen’s book, The Female Advantage, was read in 1996, my first year as an entrepreneurial organizational development specialist. I had not read many, if any leadership books penned by women in the ten years that preceded Sally’s book, and the title intrigued me. I read Marshall’s book, What Got You Here Won’t Get You There, in 2007; it was so good that I purchased Triggers shortly after it was published. That book helped me significantly with changing a number of interpersonal behaviors, which I still have to monitor.Leadership, the development of individuals and teams toward their perpetual effectiveness and performance potentials, is obviously not a one-gender issue. Most large organizations in the 1960s through 1980s thought so, as the management teams were predominantly male-oriented. As a soft-skills, content developer and classroom facilitator/trainer, I wanted to utilize every possible concept, resource, and idea that would resonate with learners and empower them to help their direct reports become confident, self-motivated, task-effective performers.I would say that How Women Rise is a solidly reliable resource for helping others, not just women, identify, then deal with the habits/default behaviors that might currently be holding them back. The book is VERY interesting!! While I chose to read the book sequentially, another reader might choose to review the twelve habits that block effectiveness, then investigate the few habit-chapters that seem to be most like them.The case study examples given in the book are specific, concise, and illustrate how the individuals are initially and negatively impacted by their then current blind spots. The individuals share how their less-than-effective performances impacted their relationships with their bosses and show how they eventually chose to respond more effectively to overcome those situations and significantly improve those relationships, gaining confidence and performance-momentum in the process.Before I typed this line, I went back into the book and read habit 11, Ruminating. Ruminators live in the past, and they are the predominant Kierseyian temperament (SJ) in organizations. They dwell on the past, trying to mentally improve what (or who) went wrong. The authors do an noteworthy job of explaining how rumination is a waste of time and energy, and they offer solid suggestions for helping move beyond it! The same holds true for each of the other eleven habit-chapters.This book would seem appropriate for use in undergraduate programs of all types. Why not identify and address habits that are probably already at work, as one approaches his or her studies, life, etc.?Finally, personality type theory suggests that Thinkers make their decisions objectively, based upon logic, facts, and truth, while Feelers make their decisions subjectively, based upon values and impact upon people. Two-thirds of the men are Thinkers, and one-third are Feelers. Two-thirds of the women are Feelers, and one-third are Thinkers. I am one of those men who makes feelings-base decisions.So, we have women who think like a man, and we have men who feel/make decisions like a woman. This may at least one reason why How Women Rise resonated with me. Kudos to Sally and Marshall for their most productive effort; it certainly fills a void that has been sorely needed!Bill Parker

I identified with each chapter and feel motivated to make positive change in my personal and professional career. Highly recommend!

I'm shocked by how well this book summarized many habits I even didn't know I had... Some of these habits might have helped me in my initial stages of my career but moving forward, I really was able to see the truth in how these habits could slow me down. Awareness is the key to solving any challenge and I'm glad the book brought so much awareness to how I show up at work and communicate/work with others. I'm applying the lessons I learned in this book to every single day of work.

I read a fair few books like this looking for tips to help me lead better and that I can use with my team to bring them on the journey with me.This is hands down one of the best. Relatable, you can choose what's for you and what isn't or what you might use to help with coaching someone else. Inspiring and honest and brilliant takeaways.On the lookout for my peer mentor now.

I loved all aspects of this book.I’m newly appointed in a senior position and it’s been difficult. This book has able me to look at the bigger picture and not be overly sensitive when it comes to male counterparts. I now understand what they are doing such as positioning to be seen and leverage.It’s helped me to understand my inner self and there are definite habits that I can relate to and points of view relating to male colleagues.It’s a definite work in progress.

This is one of yet best books I have read. I saw myself in each ‘habit’ and it gave realistic and useful advice on how to make progress. Took on board the advice and got promotion within a year and now have my dream job! It just made sense. Have recommended it to a wide range of friends and have bought it for others. All of them have made progress in their various careers. A must buy!

A well written and well researched book. Easy to read and understand the key issues. I think this book is useful for men and women to read and to reflect on how they might change their behaviours and work on changing habits that hold them back. A very useful read.

Really engaging and thought provoking content. Some obvious suggestions, but other things we hadn't considered (like belittling own suggestions in conversation).Product arrived on time and in great condition. Thank you.