Office Politics : The Women's Guide to Beat the System and Gain Financial Success [Paperback]

R. Don Steele (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: December 1994 | ISBN-10: 0962067121 | ISBN-13: 978-0962067129 | Edition: 1st

The corporate world is a world dominated and controlled by men. Don Steele has prevailed in that world for 30 years. He tells women honestly and bluntly how that world really works and what they must do to succeed. His sound methods and real-world advice are mandatory for every young woman just starting out, all women stalled in their careers and any woman returning to the office.

Editorial Reviews

Review

"...The woman who can, will emerge a wiser, stronger, more savvy competitor. It is a book whose time has come..." -- Seattle Times, Business Monday 10/16/95

This book, as the author warns on the cover, is not for the fainthearted! Steele's powerfully honest portrayal of how corporations actually see women is based on his 30 years of experience as an executive and consultant at numerous Fortune 1000 companies. Most working women realize that men and ambitious women are willing to fight to get what they want. Steele tells a woman how, when, who, and why she must fight (play office politics) to get what she wants instead of what they offer. Everything is based on Steele's fundamental belief: Money dictates each and every human being's future. Without money, a woman is powerless. The counsel he offers is blunt. His tactics are practical. The overall strategy is to help an individual become financially secure by beating the system. Steele was shocked as his only child, a daughter, grew. At every turn, society, school, church attempted to make her into "a polite domestic." Thus, the overall tone of the book feels like a training manual for female guerrillas who are outnumbered eight to one in the corporate management war. At the end, Steele resorts to a variation of Tough Love. He exposes, then ravages, cultural myths and fairy tales that women, and men, have bought into. The purpose? So that a woman can make realistic choices about her career path and life's goals. Bravo! -- Camille McElroy, Boston Globe, 1/16/95

From the Publisher

Since 1/95 6500 copies sold. Steele has been on Montel Williams, Jenny Jones, Jane Whitney and Danny Bonaduce TV shows and done over 200 radio interviews. Absolutely guaranteed money back no questions asked.

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Product Details

• Paperback: 352 pages
• Publisher: Steel Balls Pr; 1st edition (December 1994)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0962067121
• ISBN-13: 978-0962067129
• Product Dimensions: 8.7 x 5.2 x 0.8 inches
• Shipping Weight: 1.1 pounds
• Average Customer Review: 4.5 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (32 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #594,048 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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4 of 4 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Office Politcs: The shortcut to business success, June 20, 1999

By A Customer

This review is from: Office Politics : The Women's Guide to Beat the System and Gain Financial Success (Paperback)

I'm a successful middle-aged executive who learned a lot of Office Politics the hard way. However, even I learned a lot of new things in reading it. This book is a must for women who want to succeed in the corporate world and it will definitely help men, too. Steele tells it like it is and will win no awards for political correctness. I wish I'd had this book when I was 25.

3 of 3 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars To get the upper-hand in the corporate world read this book, December 31, 1999

By A Customer

This review is from: Office Politics : The Women's Guide to Beat the System and Gain Financial Success (Paperback)

I picked up this book during my lunch hour. I'm one of three women working at a male-dominated software company. That morning, the company owner shredded an article I had written to pieces and then wouldn't follow up on my requests for more information. I was looking something, anything that would give me some information on how to deal with these guys.

This book is it. I also have Winning Strategies for Women but this book is a million times easier to read and is based on reality not pithy sayings about athletes. I read through in one sitting and it totally changed my attitude and approach to my job.

Everyone working in a company with more than two people should read this book.

3 of 3 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars I wish Id read this sooner., November 25, 1999

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This review is from: Office Politics : The Women's Guide to Beat the System and Gain Financial Success (Paperback)

Do you live in a cubical world? Do you feel everyone else is in the know? Do you not know how to play office politics? If yes to one or more, Office Politics is a must read. I was being set up to be downsized, if I had read Office Politics I would have been ready or might not have been so easily set up. I was the hardest working but did not know the game, did not know the rules. In the weeks following this reading I've improved my resume skills, my interview skills and my on the job survival skills. I will read it again this year. You need to, too.