Work with Me
The 8 Blind Spots Between Men and Women in Business
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2.3 • 3 Ratings
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- $11.99
Publisher Description
Work with Me is the timely collaboration of two of the world's foremost authorities on gender relations—Barbara Annis and John Gray.
Here they team up to resolve the most stressful and confusing challenges facing men and women at work, revealing, for the first time, survey results of over 100,000 in-depth interviews of men and women executives in over 60 Fortune 500 companies. Readers will discover the 8 Gender Blind Spots: the false assumptions and opinions men and women have of each other, and in many ways, believe of themselves. Also unveiled are the biology and social influences that compel men and women to think and act as they do, and direct how they communicate, solve problems, make decisions, resolve conflict, lead others, and deal with stress, enabling them to achieve greater success and satisfaction in their professional and personal lives.
Work with Me is the definitive work-life relational guide, filled with "ah-ha!" moments and discoveries that will remove the blind spots and enable men and women to work and succeed together.
PUBLISHERS WEEKLY
In this must-read, Annis (an expert on workplace gender issues and chair of the women's leadership board at Harvard's Kennedy School of Government) and relationship expert Gray (author of the bestseller Men are from Mars, Women are from Venus) examine how and why men and women think differently at work, and what we can do about it. As the authors write, "In pursuit of gender sameness, we've painted ourselves into a corner." By exposing and eliminating our blind spots, Annis and Gray argue, we can improve our gender intelligence and therefore our individual and organizational effectiveness. In the first section, the authors examine eight gender blind spots that emerged from their own research, and that are supported by data and research from outside institutions. The blind spots are humorous, but the examples of how we misinterpret each other will hit home. Compelling stories from individuals bring the data to life, and facts on gender are included throughout. Even more useful is the book's second section, which offers examples of gender intelligence at work, plus practical advice on how to build trust and improve communications. Pragmatic and timely, this joint offering by two complementary experts one from Mars and one from Venus promises to be a game changer.
Customer Reviews
Don't waist your time unless you're a feminist!
Feminist propaganda...nothing more. The comparisons between how men and women are different serve to present women as superior to men in the modern business world and subtly encourage men to take on more feminine personalities...but of course in a way careful not to hurt men's feelings. At no point were the advantages of the "male approach" to business presented.