Learning from Other Women: How to Benefit from the Knowledge, Wisdom & Experience of Female Mentors

by Carolyn S. Duff

Based on interview with 200 career women at all levels in a variety of organizations (including NYNEX, Kodak, J.P. Morgan, and Corning), this work seeks to show women how they can successfully... This description may be from another edition of this product.

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0814404553
• ISBN13: 9780814404553
• Release Date: June 1999
• Publisher: Amacom
• Length: 208 Pages
• Weight: 0.83 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.8" x 6.2" x 9.3"

Customer Reviews

A terrific book; lots of useful references

I was a bit skeptical, but what a surprise. Insightful, down to earth, full of references to help you probe further. Lots of information for those needing mentors and those who want to mentor others. Well worth the time. Highly recommended. I picked up a few tips to get a mentoring program started in my company.

Review from Library Journal

Now that women have achieved a presence in the work force, Duff argues, they are turning to each other for career guidance and support. It's not that men cannot be good mentors, but, as Duff notes, "men have not shared the female experience." Duff, president of a consulting business that focuses on workplace gender issues (and author, with Barbara Cohen, of When Women Work Together: Using Our Strengths To Overcome Our Challenges), has drawn on the experiences of 200 career women to create a guide to female mentoring. She presents tips on how to connect with a mentor, how to choose the right person in an organization, and how to nurture the mentoring relationship. Additionally, Duff offers focused worksheet exercises, Internet sites, and an extensive bibliography. Worthy reading even though much has been written about this subject; recommended for most career collections.--Bellinda Wise, Nassau Community Coll. Lib., Garden City, NY Copyright 1999 Cahners Business Information

Required reading for female professionals

If you have any interest in improving the corporate environment for yourself and other women, you should read this book. Not only does Carolyn S. Duff provide concise, research proven techniques on how to take advantage of a mentor situation, she covers the spectrum of mentoring pitfalls and provides solutions to overcome them. This book is timely and fresh. I believe it should be required reading for all female professionals.

Women working together to create successful careers

Carolyn Duff's book offers invaluable career support and insight. It offers hope and direction for a generation of women searching to build careers that are both ambitious and fulfilling. This book addresses the whole woman providing steps and various mentoring styles that can facilitate a gratifying career for the modern woman. Whether starting your career or well on your way and in a position to mentor someone else, this book is a concise and informative source of information.

A new view of women at work: working together for success

For women who still think women at work are bitchy, backbiting and catty, this book is a real eye-opener. It recounts the experiences of women in many industries and at many levels of corporations who have been helped to succeed--by other women. The book gives practical tips on how to select and benefit from a female mentor, and how to be an effective mentor. As women become dominant in the workforce, it is essential for us to form alliances so that we can learn from one another and prosper.