Synopsis

USA TODAY BESTSELLER Think of this book as your personal guide for moving into the leadership spot you dream aboutwithout losing yourself in the web of workplace lies and half-truths women too frequently fall for. Forbes A master class filled with the wisdom that exponentially transforms your career and life (Maria Shrivers Sunday Paper), 15 Lies Women Are Told at Work shares the un-common sense women need to succeedand the lies to ignore along the way.Bonnie Hammers legendary career spans five decades in a turbulent, male-driven industry. Today, Bonnie is a powerful leader at the very top of her field, and women at all levels constantly ask her: What is your secret to success? Her powerand her staying powercomes from rejecting common myths about how women are supposed to act in the workplace. She knows that the traditional wisdom women are told about workpithy phrases like dont mix work with play, talk is cheap, follow your dreams, know your worth, trust your gut, and you can have it allhold women back. Having risen from an entry-level production assistant whose chief charge was a dog, to a transformative, top executive at NBCUniversal, Bonnie challenges conventional workplace wisdom and shares the un-common sense women need to succeed. Bonnie has mentored countless women in every industry. Shes known for telling the uncensored and uncompromising trutheven when it isnt easy to hear. Now, she gives you her private master classreplacing the lies women have been fed about work with her unique wisdom. You will learn powerful new truths and easily digestible, practical advice to apply in your own life. Written with humor and heart, and full of insights and research, 15 Lies Women Are Told at Work is an honest, unfiltered guidebooka must-read for any woman at any stage in her career (Chelsea Clinton). It doesnt just explain one womans rise to the top in a tough industry; it shows how any woman can rise as high as she wants in her own work world.

About The Author

Bonnie Hammer is Vice Chair of NBCUniversal, where shes spent decades transforming every facet of the television business. Under her leadership, the companys cable group and studios achieved record-setting profits, garnered 167 Emmy nominations, and launched hit series includingSuits,Psych,The Sinner,Battlestar Galactica,Mr. Robot, and hundreds more. As many as 129 million Americans a week tuned in to NBCU cable networks, including USA, Syfy, and Bravo, when Bonnie led NBCUs cable division. Shes occupied virtually every industry position from production assistant to studio headoften being tapped for cutting edge roles. Lauded byTheNew York Timesas the Queen of Cable and hailed as the most powerful woman in entertainment byThe Hollywood Reporter, Bonnie started her TV career picking up dog poop on the set of a Boston-based childrens show.

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