Stop Whining and Start Winning: Eight Surefire Ways for Women to Thrive in Business [Paperback]

Molly Shepard (Author), Jane Stimmler (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: September 27, 2005

The ultimate guide to success for women in corporate America

Stop Whining and Start Winning deftly exposes the roadblocks that keep women from reaching the top of the corporate ladder—and offers eight powerful strategies to overcome these hurdles and be more successful. Based on author Molly Dickinson Shepard’s experience as a top woman’s career coach, and coauthor Jane K. Stimmler’s career in corporate communications, Stop Whining and Start Winning is the one resource women need to help them understand their business culture, work through the challenges, balance work and home life, and get ahead without sacrificing their unique style and identity.

Drawing on extensive research, interviews with women executives across many industries, and insights gained on the authors’ own journeys to the top, Stop Whining and Start Winning is essential reading for women who are interested in not just surviving, but thriving, in a male-dominated business culture.

Editorial Reviews

From Publishers Weekly

In this detailed book on achieving career success, Shepard and Stimmler assert that, until each woman learns to properly self-assess and play to her strengths, not enough women will ascend the corporate ladder and, thus, no real change will occur in male-biased corporate culture. Shepard, founder of the women's executive leadership firm the Leader's Edge, and Stimmler, a corporate communications expert, have identified eight areas that they say are holding women back and explain exactly what women should be doing to succeed—from aggressively networking and self-promoting, to relearning communications skills and availing themselves of mentors. While some of their guidance comes in the form of storytelling, much of it involves checklists, word-by-word dialogues and rigorous self-assessment questions and exams. While applying all their advice may seem Herculean—at first, keeping a database of networking contacts analyzed and prioritized by usefulness while still doing one's job, finding a work/home balance and creating "you" time may feel near-impossible—any woman who works through even a sampling of these exercises is going to find something to improve her professional effectiveness.
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About the Author

Molly Dickinson Shepard is the CEO of The Leader’s Edge, a women’s executive leadership development firm and founder and former chairman of Manchester, Inc., one of the world’s largest career development firms.
Jane Stimmler is principal of The Marketing Edge, a marketing consulting and communications firm.

Product Details

• Paperback: 233 pages
• Publisher: Plume (September 27, 2005)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0452286921
• ISBN-13: 978-0452286924
• Product Dimensions: 8.4 x 5.5 x 0.7 inches
• Shipping Weight: 8 ounces
• Average Customer Review: 4.5 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (4 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #1,876,733 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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6 of 7 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Excellent advice on mentoring, October 4, 2005

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While reading the book, I found myself shaking my head "YES" vigorously - and often (which was drawing curious looks as I was on an airplane at the time). I thought this book did the most amazing job on the mentoring section. I've read lots of books, articles, etc., on mentoring, this was by far the best analysis and list of suggestions I've ever seen. It is comforting to have such a clear list of positive steps to create some foward momentum, and I think I'll make some changes very soon as a result of some of the book's insights.

1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:

3.0 out of 5 stars So-so - the book was ok but not as deep as I had hoped, June 11, 2006

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The situations in the book are very simplistic and the advice is very straight forward. I wish it had applied to much deeper situations, and more complex and real situations that we face today. Overall, a good read but not cover to cover, I preused through it as I had time. Giving it a 3 stars.

5.0 out of 5 stars Inciteful and informative!, August 2, 2007

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I found this book very helpful since it was written by successful women who are currently out in the workforce. The quizzes were a great to to break down each point and make them stick in my mind. I was recently promoted in my office and, in part, I must thank the 2 authors for my newfound career confidence and success.