The Myth Of The Nice Girl: Achieving a Career You Love Without Becoming a Person You Hate

Praise for The Myth Of The Nice Girl: Achieving a Career You Love Without Becoming a Person You Hate

An Amazon Best Business Book of 2018  Named “Best New Book” by People Magazine and Refinery29 One of goop's "Great Books for Career Inspiration"   One of the muse's "9 Highest-Rated Career Books of 2018, According to Goodreads" Named a Most Anticipated Title of April 2018 by Bustle and Levo A Women@Forbes “Boss Moves Book Club” pick   “Yes, ambitious women can achieve satisfying careers of power and leadership without sacrificing kindness - by using it, in fact. This guide tells you how to strategize, but nicely.”—People Magazine, "Best New Books"    "Is it possible to be both kind and a total badass? Yes—and Fran Hauser tells us how. She kills the tired clichés that nice equals weak and tough equals bitch with anecdotes and research to unveil a sort of mentor/friendlike manual on how to get to where you’re going without letting genuine kindness be an impediment…Each page is a fun ride, filled with advice for all facets of the working world, from collaborating to negotiating to taking risks…You’ll close this book a wiser person."—goop, "7 Great Books for Career Inspiration"    “Many career titles gloss over the muck successful people have to wade through to get to the top. Fortunately, Fran gets into the mess — and gets specific — explaining how she has learned to handle all kinds of uncomfortable moments with authenticity and grace…If you're looking for fresh perspective on solving old problems, or are trying to forecast ways to tackle future ones, this book is worth a read.”—Refinery29   "For anyone trying to figure out how to climb the corporate ladder, launch a new business, or gain more confidence in their day-to-day quest to love what they do and how they do it, this book is for you…The Myth of the Nice Girl is a great book for those who want to take on more work without seeming overly ambitious or bossy in a bad way. It's great for managers who need tips on how to provide feedback in more effective ways while still being nice and not making it personal…Karma's a b*tch, and with this guide, you can sleep easy knowing you are doing the right things to get ahead without having to hate yourself in the end."-Lisa Sugar, PopSugar   "If candid advice is what you seek, look no further than The Myth of the Nice Girl. It’ll help you fight double standards and balance empathy with decisiveness, all while helping guide your ambition."—HelloGiggles   “[The Myth of the Nice Girl] blows up the negative perception of ‘niceness’ that many women struggle with in the workplace.”—New York Post   “In [The Myth of the Nice Girl], Fran Hauser turns the “nice girl” notion on its head.”—Forbes   "We need more women at every level of the workplace. And, in The Myth of the Nice Girl, Fran Hauser redefines our outdated notions of what a powerful leader should look like and shows how a culture in which we no longer allow brilliant jerks to dominate the workplace will be better not just for women, but for everyone — and for the bottom line.” --Arianna Huffington, Founder & CEO of T —