Learning to play the game is important to any girl looking to land the man of her dreams. For years, women have been giving each other advice on dating. From how to get him to call to how to get that ring, the words of wisdom have spanned the generations. In her book, Girl On Top, Nicole Williams applies these gems of wisdom to climbing the career ladder.
The book is based on the real world fact that, in spite of having other relationships and commitments, woman spend the majority of time at work. Getting the best out of work time and relationships takes the same amount of time, preparation and finesse as any other part of life.
Permission to Play the Career Game
Career coach Nicole Williams has filled Girl On Top with plenty of solid advice, all of it told from a real world prospective. Readers are left feeling as though they've just received words of wisdom from a cool aunt, or a caring friend. She takes a down to earth approach that gives woman permission to step up and use what they have to get where they are going. She says, “Finding, catching and building a relationship with a beau simply isn't so different than finding, catching and building a relationship with a boss. We're human, instinctive and the way we want what we can't have is the same whether we're in the bedroom...or the boardroom.”
Williams encourages woman to play the career game, not to do so is career suicide. Being a woman provides an arsenal of tools that should be used and capitalized upon in the workplace. She calls for an end to the prompting that woman should try to be the same as men. Instead, taking the opposite approach of saying that woman can and should use their wiles to get what they want.
The Rules of Dating and Working
Classic dating rules such as “Play Hard to Get”, “Don't Give Away Your Milk for Free” and “Follow Your Heart” are used as analogies and explained in depth as they are applied to the working world. There is nothing tawdry or shallow in the way the rules are addressed in Girl On Top. Each one of the top twenty rules head a chapter containing a treasure trove of information.
Woman are encouraged to take the same approach to careers as they do to dating. They should not stay with the wrong relationship too long, they should look for passion and fire in the relationship and they should never be afraid to look for what will make them happy.
Girl On Top is Not Over the Top
Girl On Top reads more like a fun narrative than a self help book. Williams shows a quirky sense of humor and a fun outlook on life throughout her book. She includes plenty of personal experience and anecdotes that make the reader feel included in a special club of working women.
There is nothing cheesy or over the top about this book. It is all very real and can be applied to any woman, in any stage of her career. From office gossip to how to decorate an office, Girl On Top is a great read for any girl who has ever wanted to climb the career ladder.
Williams, Nicole. Girl On Top: Your Guide to Turning Dating Rules into Career Success. Lebanon, IN: Center Street, October, 2009. ISBN 978-1-59995-192-8.
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