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A Woman's Ladder to Success Is Paved with Broken Glass Ceilings

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I wish this book had been available when I was entering the business world over 25 years ago! Diane Dutton has written an honest and enlightening book about her journey to success. Any young woman just starting her career needs to read this book. Those of us who have been in the work place for a while will gain fresh insight and perhaps consider new goals. Funny, charming, and straightforward. I loved this book!

This book should be in every female executive's briefcase. Using the fable structure, the author introduces us to Jesse Stevens, the fable's guide. Through Jesse, the author gives us shrewd insights into the world of the female executive and how she can break glass ceilings in business. In reality, the author has analyzed her own experiences with glass ceilings, and they translate very well to the page. Touching on everything from how to conduct yourself with colleagues (male and female), motivations, management values and strategies, wardrobe, to when to move on, Diane Dutton has written a winner.

Diane Dutton has crafted a wonderful book specifically for women on how to climb that ladder of success and break through the proverbial glass ceiling.

...well, it used to be a "proverbial" glass ceiling... Now the glass ceiling is fact!

Read about Diane's comments on the US Federal Glass Ceiling Commission! Seriously!

This book is a great read and highly recommended.

Dutton's book is empowering. It provides an infusion of ideas for anyone's personal or business strategy. While the title will mainly attract women, I believe it is an excellent resource for men to gain a clearer perspective on what it takes for women to break the proverbial "glass ceiling." It is a quick read and definitely a book I will reference in the future. Thanks Diane for writing a gem.

Every woman who seriously considers to excel in her chosen career should read this book in order to prepare herself to meet barriers which inevitably will appear in her path.
If you just started your career or already half way there Diane Dutton's book will strengthen you mentally and emotionaly so you can succeed faster.

"Where was this book 30 years ago? Think of the headaches we would have avoided from bumping our head on that ceiling! And, as much as we would like to think that things really have changed over the years, well.... Thank you, Diane, for providing women at all levels a real resource to help them navigate their career, make needed changes, and avoid the real stumbling blocks that can slow them down or stop them dead in their tracks. Women!!! Read this book and skip the aspirin!"

Ann Quasman, Living in Your Heart
Quality Life & Wellness Coach, EFT Practitioner
Co-host of WomanTalk Live Radio Baltimore

Diane's book will motivate you with a sense of empowerment to approach work with a different sense of opportunity. It will encourage you to design a plan and look at the constraints not as a problem, but as a guide. Diane is someone who has proven that women can accomplish anything they set their minds to and we should look up to her advice. The book is intelligient, a slice of reality and motivating. You will have to read it twice!

As a single, working mother of two active boys, I could never seem to catch my breath. I wanted to be successful in my personal life but I also wanted to be successful in business. The mother thing I figured out through alot of trial and error, but Diane helped me to become a successful business woman. After reading her book, I felt a strength that I have never felt before which empowered me to take my business to the next level. I implore every woman to read this book! You will be thankful that you did.

Reviewed by Vicki Landes for Reader Views (2/07)

Has your career been stuck in the same spot for too long? Bumping your head on a glass ceiling? Diane Dutton's new release can serve as your metaphorical hammer. "A Woman's Ladder to Success is Paved with Broken Glass Ceilings" not only has a smashing title (pun intended), it's full of great advice and leaves the reader with a new found sense of motivation and options she probably hadn't considered before.

Instead of giving straight out advice, Dutton organizes her book in a fun, educational story. Her guidance is weaved into the fictional life and career path of Jesse, which makes this book not only easy to read but easy to absorb and emulate. The book begins with Jesse at the zenith of her career. As she contemplates her success, she begins to look back on how she shattered a number of different obstacles, including disparities of the sexes, double standards, the `Old Boys Club', the hilariously-named-but-seriously-detrimental `Sacred Cow' and many more. After Dutton takes us through Jesse's career, she offers a quiz for readers to assess their own career's current state of affairs. Each multiple choice answer is explained at the conclusion of the quiz with advice on how to get past their present issues. Finally, she explains what she considers to be the eight most important business fallacies and how to overcome each as well as recommended reading for further research.

Dutton does a commendable job of educating and empowering women to see their career goals through to a successful conclusion - all without attacking the opposite sex, as one might expect given the subject matter. She, through her character Jesse, maintains a healthy respect for her male counterparts while taking a strong stand for her values and ethics. Instead of emotional lash-outs at these glass ceiling barriers, Dutton emphasizes the situational facts and their presentation - these are the career woman's tools.

"A Woman's Ladder to Success" is written for the professional woman, whether at the beginning stages of her career or at a point where she needs some extra help in getting further along. Women at the entry-level will find it a wonderful resource in understanding and possibly precluding a number of potential road blocks. The seasoned professional can utilize this book to alter those tactics that have been unsuccessful so far. In either case, if you know how to jump, the hurdle in front of you is easier to overcome.

"A Woman's Ladder to Success is Paved with Broken Ceilings" is the professional woman's hammer! Diane Dutton motivates her readers past the bloody shards and up to the level in their careers where they deserve to be - all without compromising their character, ethics, or values. Don't go to work without it!

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