S.K.I.R.T.S in the Boardroom: A Woman's Survival Guide to Success in Business and Life

by Marshawn Evans

Overview

If you're a working woman who wants to get ahead, S.K.I.R.T.S. in the Boardroom will equip you with the strategies you need to combine confidence and compassion, style and substance, and beauty and brains for professional success. It will help you navigate the male-dominated corporate world and keep you inspired when you're unmotivated and unsatisfied with your career. A must for any woman who wants to maximize her professional potential, this book offers sensible, straightforward, and long-overdue advice.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9780470383339
Publisher:	Wiley
Publication date:	12/03/2008
Pages:	242
Product dimensions:	6.20(w) x 9.10(h) x 1.10(d)

About the Author

Marshawn Evans, JD, is an entertainment attorney and founder of Marshawn Evans Unlimited, a corporate life-enrichment consulting firm focused on peak performance, diversity, workplace readiness, and dynamic leadership strategies for women. She is also President of EDGE 3M Sports & Entertainment, a national brand management and marketing agency that connects companies and causes with professional athletes and entertainers. She is a former Miss America finalist and is also one of the stars of season four of NBC's hit show The Apprentice with Donald Trump. For more information, please visit www.marshawnevans.com.

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Table of Contents

Acknowledgments.

Introduction: Not S.K.I.R.T.ing the Issue Anymore.

Part One: From Chef to Chief Executive: The Difference is a Little “I”.

Chapter 1: Confidence: The Problem with Fake Eyelashes.

Chapter 2: Class: Attitude, Mixed with a Pinch of Allure, Determines Your Altitude.

Chapter 3: Course: Women Are Better Drivers.

Chapter 4: Commitment: No Substitute is as Sweet as Real Sugar.

Part Two: Serving Up Some Homemade Style and Substance.

Chapter 5: Communication: If You've Got It, Flaunt It.

Chapter 6: Connections: Do Shorter Skirts Ever Hurt?

Chapter 7: Creativity: Show ‘Em Your Assets.

Chapter 8: Captivation: Get Their Attention with Your Own Personal Brand.

Part Three: Skirt or No Skirt: That Is the Question.

Chapter 9: Command: L.E.A.D.ership Is in Our DNA.

Chapter 10: Clarity: Vision Will Take You Where No Man Has Gone Before.

Bonus Chapter: What's Next? How to Work Your S.K.I.R.T.

Recommended Resources: ME Unlimited Programs.

About the Author.

Editorial Reviews

Sisterhood, Knowledge, Integrity, Respect, Tenacity and Substance = SKIRTS. Marshawn's all-woman entrepreneurial team won Season Four on The Apprentice . Her advice here is promoted as "savvy, shrewd, and straightforward" for "today's sassy yet sensible modern woman." The chapters themselves each start with a c-word, such as Confidence, Class, Captivation, and offer their own subcategories of acronym-based advice, all of which may crowd the reader with too many disparate concepts, from "The Four Ds of Branding Mistakes" to "T.A.G.S. #1: Target Your TALENTS" and "Lessons for ME (Motivations & Empowerment)." Readers who absorb the book in small portions may find just the advice they seek for a specific challenge. (Library Journal, December 15, 2008)

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