“Helping Women Succeed in Business” is a refreshing, personal and honest book on what it takes for a woman to be successful in the workplace. Author Nina Baldwin has a fact, say it like a voice that speaks from the heart about the mistakes women make that stop them and how they can work their way up the corporate ladder instead of being overlooked. Nina herself has been in the restaurant business since she was a teenager, eventually filling almost every possible position, from waitress to director of operations at various restaurants and franchises. It is no exaggeration to say that he has basically “seen it all” in the restaurant industry and his experience and examples easily translate to every other business and level, from large corporations to entrepreneurship.
The book is divided into two sections. In the first, Nina offers about two dozen lessons that she has learned that will help propel women to success. She balances her advice to extend to women in each and every position and stage of their careers. From giving advice to women on how to apply for jobs and conducting interviews, including why women shouldn’t interview the same way they go out, to discussing how to behave professionally in the workplace, how to get noticed, and finally, how to treat your employees, guide them. and helping them succeed, Nina covers it all in concise chapters with lots of personal examples and stories to back up her points.
Some of the most important topics, in my opinion, that Nina covers are topics that are often overlooked, including the value of networking, the importance of mentoring and helping other women, the need to know their weaknesses, and ask for help instead of trying to pretend. and how to find the balance between creating a career and finding time for yourself.
The second section of the book consists of seventeen interviews, all with successful women, with one exception. Patrick Snow, an entrepreneur and best-selling author, offers sixteen strategies for generating income in your business. These strategies alone are worth the price of the book. Successful women interviewed included an ice cream parlor owner, a woman who runs a nonprofit organization that helps women, several high-level executives in various industries, from restaurants and beverages to home and resort management, and even women who have worked with Nina and received help. for her to be successful. These interviews offer great advice and make the reader feel that success is possible no matter who you are or when you start your career.
In the past, I read about women’s organizations that help support women and where women support each other. Nina’s book is based on this model that brings together in one volume seventeen stories of different women, including hers. “Helping Women Succeed in Business” is Nina’s brainchild, but also a true sisterhood effort to help other women enjoy meaningful careers. Nina’s desire to write this book to help other women speaks to her true generous and professional nature and why she has been so successful herself. She never attacks men, but is fair to both genders and everyone she meets while still pointing out when people, men and women, make mistakes that cost them their careers or the opportunity to advance so that they Readers don’t make the same mistakes.
I believe that any woman will benefit from this book. As a former manager of a call center with predominantly female employees, I know that Nina’s advice and examples are spot on. I think this book would make a great gift for any young woman graduating from high school or college or starting her first job. It’s a book that employers should hand out to their female employees, especially in businesses like the restaurant industry, where young adults are hired for entry-level jobs. Men will also benefit from your reading. As a male manager, I’m sure it would have helped me better understand the women who worked for me, as well as the women I worked with and worked with. “Helping Women Succeed in Business” is a book that breaks down gender barriers and misunderstandings in the workplace. It is honest, concise and practical. It will make young women think about their long-term careers from the beginning of their first day on the job, and as a result, it will make their lives and careers richer and happier.