TY - BOOK AU - PhD.,Deborah M.Kolb AU - JD,Carol Frohlinger AU - PhD.,Judith Williams TI - Her place at the table: a woman's guide to negotiating five key challenges to leadership success SN - 0470633751 (paperback) U1 - 658.4092082 22 PY - 2010/// CY - [S.l.] PB - Jossey-Bass KW - Leadership KW - Leadership in women KW - Management KW - Women executives N1 - Advice for women from women for negotiating their own leadership careers This is a practical guide for any woman dealing with a demanding role. Drawing on extensive interviews with women leaders, the authors isolate five key challenges: Intelligence; Backing; Resources; Buy-In; and Making a Difference. The three expert authors reveal what women have to teach us about the challenges and opportunities of leadership. As Tom Peters said of this book, "Women roar . . . . will help individual women negotiate what they need to success as leaders and help their firms support them in their efforts. That way we all win!" Describes five key actions for leadership success: Drill Deep, Start from Strength, Assemble the Building Blocks, Gather Momentum, and Make Your Mark Filled with prescriptive advice and a wide range of approaches for helping women with leadership challenges Includes a section written for organizations - the steps companies can take to support women leaders. The book discusses high-profile women leaders including Ann Moore (CEO of Time Inc.), Ann Mulcahy (CEO of Xerox), and Harvard's Rosabeth Moss Kanter ER -