Pinching Pennies To Chapter Summary
1 Summary of the book
This book is about the unique mistakes women make at work, the coaching suggestions the writer provides to help them take charge of their careers, and the ways in which women hold themselves back from achieving their full potential.
The mistakes described in each chapter are real, as are the accompanying examples. The coaching tips at the end of each section are identical to the ones the writer provides to women around the world (he’s namely a coach, trainer, human resource professional and psychotherapist). Many of these women later report that the suggestions helped them get promoted, hired, a raise, more respect from their management and peers, or the confidence needed to start their own businesses.
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Outset: the beginning or start Honing To perfect or make more intense or effective
Strident Having a shrill, irritating quality or character
Astute Clever; cunning; ingenious
Placated To appease or pacify, especially by concessions or conciliatory gestures
Detrimental Causing detriment; damaging; harmful
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This is a way to be secure and to gain confidence about their ideas.
Why should a manager read this book? For whom is it particularly useful and why? What is immediately useful?
In general it’s a book with very useful tips for men and women. But it’s particularly interesting for female managers because lots of the mistakes they make are explained and come with an action plan. It’s an interesting book because people don’t always know why they’re mistaken and this book gives you all 101 reasons why things don’t always work out the way you planned.
When reading the mistakes you will find yourself nodding the head and smiling because it are all common frequently made mistakes. The useful part of the book isn’t the mistakes themselves but the solution to the mistakes we make. With each mistake there is a solution carefully chosen that will help.
The coaching tips at the end of each section are immediately useful. Many women later report that the suggestions helped them get promoted, hired, a raise, more respect from their management and peers, or the confidence needed to start their own business.
Was there any information in the book you disagreed with?
This book is about the unique mistakes women make at work, the coaching suggestions the writer provides to help them take charge of their careers, and the ways in which women hold themselves back from achieving their full potential.
The mistakes described in each chapter are real, as are the accompanying examples. The coaching tips at the end of each section are identical to the ones the writer provides to women around the world (he’s namely a coach, trainer, human resource professional and psychotherapist). Many of these women later report that the suggestions helped them get promoted, hired, a raise, more respect from their management and peers, or the confidence needed to start their own businesses.
Chapter 1 is …show more content…
Outset: the beginning or start Honing To perfect or make more intense or effective
Strident Having a shrill, irritating quality or character
Astute Clever; cunning; ingenious
Placated To appease or pacify, especially by concessions or conciliatory gestures
Detrimental Causing detriment; damaging; harmful
Scorn An object of derision or …show more content…
This is a way to be secure and to gain confidence about their ideas.
Why should a manager read this book? For whom is it particularly useful and why? What is immediately useful?
In general it’s a book with very useful tips for men and women. But it’s particularly interesting for female managers because lots of the mistakes they make are explained and come with an action plan. It’s an interesting book because people don’t always know why they’re mistaken and this book gives you all 101 reasons why things don’t always work out the way you planned.
When reading the mistakes you will find yourself nodding the head and smiling because it are all common frequently made mistakes. The useful part of the book isn’t the mistakes themselves but the solution to the mistakes we make. With each mistake there is a solution carefully chosen that will help.
The coaching tips at the end of each section are immediately useful. Many women later report that the suggestions helped them get promoted, hired, a raise, more respect from their management and peers, or the confidence needed to start their own business.
Was there any information in the book you disagreed with?