Success on Our Own Terms: Tales of Extraordinary, Ordinary Business Women

by Virginia O'Brien

Book Overview

Q: How many female CEOs does it take to break the glassceiling?

A: That's the wrong question!

Numbers alone simply don't tell the real story of how women aredoing in today's corporate world. Success on Our Own Terms does.It's filled with real stories -- stories of ordinary women who aremaking an extraordinary difference in the way corporationswork.

Success on Our Own Terms features women of different ages, ethnicbackgrounds,...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0471178713
• ISBN13: 9780471178712
• Release Date: February 1998
• Publisher: Wiley
• Length: 288 Pages
• Weight: 1.33 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.0" x 6.5" x 9.5"

Customer Reviews

This book teaches us that it is okay to define our success

I think Ms. O"Brien hit the nail right on the head. What it is all about is being able to define what YOU believe is the key to success and to live you life in that way. As long as you live up to your expectations, that is what really counts. At least to me anyway.On another note, I personally met Ginny and she is a fabulous person with extrordinary insight. Her book is not a bunch of mumbo-jumbo, but actual experiences of real people. I would recommend this book for those who question their idea of success. It is very enlightening.

Positive and Uplifting

This book has been a tremendous experience for me -- on par with Sally Helgesen's "The Female Advantage" which I read several years ago. This is a wonderful follow-up to that life-changing book. "Success on our Own Terms" is a celebration of the diversity of paths that women have carved in the business world. The creativity of the women's decisions, and the companies that supported them, is inspiring. The title of the book is apt -- the definition of success itself is not an absolute. While the book strongly identifies the need for mentors, it also clearly shows that the traditional career paths, and the myths associated with those paths, don't always fit the situation or the individual. Ultimately, these women are doing what is right for them, celebrating the complex lives that they are determined to live to the fullest. It gives one hope -- for women and for the business world.

This is a great book!

I am a career coach and work with professional women in leadership and career transition. This book first came to my attention by several clients who were surprised that it was not on my client reading list. They were right - this book is a gem. Virginia O'Brian has done her homework. This well researched and well written book is both useful and inspiring. A must for any woman serious about her carreer.