Leading Ladies: 30 Tips for Dynamic Female Leaders

By Linda Spalla

Leading Ladies is a survival guide for women at any level of management. It is a true story backed up with factual data and experience by author Linda Spalla who has crafted her very personal story in... This description may be from another edition of this product.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0972893008
• ISBN13: 9780972893008
• Release Date: March 2003
• Publisher: Over the Transom Publishing Co.
• Length: 65 Pages
• Weight: 0.30 lbs.

Customer Reviews

Required reading!

How I wish I'd seen this book when I was in B-school! Ms. Spalla's common sense and practical "how-tos" would have made the transition from classroom to executive suite much smoother. Should be required reading for every business student.Lea Ellison, MBAClass of 1990, The Anderson School at UCLA

Hard answers for hard questions!

We bought the Spalla book the day before a 4-hour car trip, and I used that opportunity to read Leading Ladies aloud to my husband. We were both greatly impressed with the quality of the insights and succinct and practical advice provided. The author gives hard answers for hard questions about women in business. Sometimes the answers aren't what we want to hear, but they are always right on target. We encourage the author to go to books-on-tape. My husband enjoyed the book's content but was especially impressed with her writing style. Although it is prose, there is a rhythm that makes many of the parts seem poetic. An enchanting and educational read.

No crazy theories here...

Speaking from the perspective of a thirty-something professional man... Leading Ladies succeeds where most other leadership books fail! Most books provide some far out theoretical framework for leadership - not Leading Ladies. This book capitalizes on natural abilities and habits that already exist in both men and women. In other words, you don't have to try very hard to make the tips in this book work for you. Leading Ladies is a great addition to the library of any busy professional that wants to make the "work" of leadership a more natural endeavor.

A Genderless Resource for Business & Personal Advancement

Despite the book's title, and its implied exclusivity towards women, Linda Spalla provides valuable insight for men who seek greater understanding of their female counterparts in the business arena... without prejudice or insinuation. With a personal, candid and unpretentious demeanor, Spalla recounts her own experience in the form of short, no-nonsense tips that serve to demystify the otherwise enigmatic motivations and conditions of women in leadership roles.Without a doubt, this short read will yield greater compassion and effectiveness in relating to, and working with, women - in today's business environment and elsewhere - and its inclusion of inspired leadership pointers and tenets is a bonus for both genders.

TRUE WORDS OF WISDOM, MATURITY AND EXPERIENCE

It's absolutely FABULOUS! This easy to read book is filled with the values and experience that only maturity and hard work can accomplish. As a 37 year old woman working in a "man's world", this advice has left me with everlasting knowledge that will effect my future. I am filled with hope and aspirations like never before. All women can benefit from Ms. Spalla's intuitive inspiration!