4 Books every woman professional should read
You might think you know it all when it comes to the work world, be it dealing with tough bosses, getting along famously with colleagues, saying the right thing at the right time etc, but there are always questions you still want answered. 5 books answer all those questions lurking in your mind, without being preachy. If you don’t already possess them, just get them right away. These are must-haves on your book shelf!
I shouldn’t be telling you this: Success Secrets every gutsy girl should know
By Kate White
New York Times Best-selling author and former Editor-in-Chief of Cosmopolitan, Kate White shares her secrets to success with tips and tricks she herself has used to become a gutsy career woman of this century. Her advice cannot be ignored when she herself made such a huge contribution to the work world by helping increase the circulation of Cosmopolitan magazine by half a million copies per month. She shared tips on how to think big and yet have fun while carving out a career. It’s addressed to women of all ages and at all stages of their career. It’s an energetic book with loads of practical, easy-to-follow advice. Pick it up now!
How Full Is Your Bucket?
By Tom Rath and Donald D Clifton
This book is also about positive strategies to get the best out of your work and life. It works around the metaphor of an invisible bucket that each of us carries with ourselves. It is emptied or filled by what others say or do to us. The book talks about the positives and negatives of life. The authors list out the advantages of positive emotions and the disadvantages of negative emotions. It shares strategies for increasing positive emotions. The book is an easy-read sprinkled with personal anecdotes and experiences of the authors.
What’s Your Type of Career?
By Donna Dunning
Keeping in mind that satisfaction at work requires finding a position that aligns specifically with personality traits, author Donna Dunning uses the Myers-Briggs Type Indicator® to expose eight natural work styles: the Responder, Explorer, Expeditor, Contributor, Assimilator, Visionary, Analyzer, and Enhancer. With exercises, checklists, tips, and more, Dunning gives readers a five-step career planning process.
Lean In: Women, work and the will to lead
by Sheryl Sandberg
The statistics are not in the favour of women. Women hold just 20 per cent of the seats in Parliament globally, and in the world of business, only 18 of the Fortune 500 CEOs are women. It's an ‘improvement over the past few years but women have a long way to go. Facebook COO Sheryl Sandberg looks at ways in which women can help themselves. It shows you how to deal with some of the commonly held anxieties and preconceived notions and how to emerge a winner.
