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THE MYTH OF THE NICE GIRL

Fran Hauser

Achieving a Career You Love Without Becoming a Person You Hate

A candid guide for ambitious women who want to succeed without losing themselves in the process.

In THE MYTH OF THE NICE GIRL, Fran Hauser deconstructs the negative perception of "niceness" that many women struggle with in the business world. If women are nice, they are seen as weak and ineffective, but if they are tough, they are labeled a bitch.

Hauser proves that women don't have to sacrifice their values or hide their authentic personalities to be successful. Sharing a wealth of personal anecdotes and time-tested strategies, she shows women how to reclaim "nice" and sidestep regressive stereotypes about what a strong leader looks like. Her accessible advice and hard-won wisdom detail how to balance being empathetic with being decisive, how to rise above the double standards that can box you in, how to cultivate authentic confidence that projects throughout a room, and much more.

THE MYTH OF THE NICE GIRL is a refreshing dose of forward-looking feminism that will resonate with smart, professional women who know what they want and are looking for real advice to take their career to the next level without losing themselves in the process.

Fran Hauser is a long-time media executive, startup investor and celebrated champion of women and girls. She's held senior positions at some of the world's largest digital media businesses, including Time Inc.'sPEOPLE, InStyle and Entertainment Weekly as well as Moviefone and AOL. Now an angel investor who largely invests in female founders, Fran was named one of Refinery29's "6 Most Powerful Women in NYC's Tech Scene," and has beenfeatured by CNBC,Forbes,Vogue.com, Ad Age, and more.

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Book Published 2018-04-17 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt
Book Published 2018-04-17 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt

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This remarkable book offers simple, accessible, practical steps for achieving a career you'll love! We all need a little help finding our voice, aligning our values with the way we want to live and even getting unstuck sometimes. I wish I'd had this book when I graduated College.

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I wish I'd had THE MYTH OF THE NICE GIRL when I was starting out in my career. Fran shows women and men alike how to strike the perfect balance between being a strong, powerful leader and being NICE.

The world desperately needs the message Fran pioneers in NICE GIRL. I look forward to seeing employees and leaders alike embrace Fran's principles of authentic and compassionate leadership and, as a result, improve corporate culture across all industries.

You can't get a Big Life on your own terms if you're not being true to yourself. Fran shows women just starting out in their career how collaboration, accountability, and yes,kindnesscan be their biggest assets.

We need more women at every level of the workplace. And, in The Myth of the Nice Girl, Fran Hauser redefines our outdated notions of what a powerful leader should look like and shows how a culture in which we no longer allow brilliant jerks to dominate the workplace will be better not just for women, but for everyone and for the bottom line.

I've always admired Fran for being super nice and super successful. NICE GIRL is an inspiring guidebook for women, whether just starting out in their careers or more established and looking for a reminder to stay true to who they are.

It's amazing to see how high you can fly when you invest in yourself. NICE GIRL offers concrete ways to take your career to the next level without conforming to old-fashioned archetypes of what a successful leader should be.

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Fran wisely and warmly teaches us that by embracing our authentic selves we can become the best leaders. This is a gem of a resource for any woman, but particularly for young women starting out in their careers.

If we want to close the gender gap, it's imperative that we broaden our view of what a leader looks like. Fran's solid advice for tackling the challenges we all face in our careers with empathy will open the door for many more women to rise to the top.

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This book is about more than the power that comes with kindness. Fran shares her insights and actionable ideas to help navigate many of work's most difficult moments along with strategies that will allow you to get ahead.

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If you want to redefine success on your own terms, you have to reimagine what a strong leader looks like. The Myth of the Nice Girl proves that you don't have to sacrifice who you are to get ahead. It's time to discard old-fashioned stereotypes, become the boss of your own future and recognize that being nice and authentic can make you a true Girlboss.

'The Myth of the Nice Girl' offers useful tips for some of the biggest challenges we face as women in the workplace - speaking up, offering feedback, negotiating - and even word-for-word scripts for when you're at a complete loss for what to say! "The Myth of the Nice Girl" is the perfect guide to accomplishing your career goals, without sacrificing kindness.

The Myth of the Nice Girl is a brilliant guide for effective and compassionate leadership. Fran demystifies the seemingly impossible balance between strong and nice with concrete tools that are accessible, smart, and immediately implementable.

NICE GIRL will save you a lot of time trying to become something you're not. Through her own story and those of other female leaders, Fran shows that nice women really do come out on top.

This book is a must-read for anyone trying to navigate business relationships while "staying human". I believe in the message so much that it's recommended reading for my class at Columbia Business School. Fran is the perfect example of someone who hasn't lost her humanity with all of her success, and has shown that kindness can in fact be a leader's most powerful strength.

I wish I had this book when I first started my company and recommend any woman or man, no matter how far along in their career, pick it up. It's a quick read that will save you hard life lessons and a lot of time. Use Fran's lessons to avoid being drowned out or losing yourself in the workplace.

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