false 575853 1 All of us, from birth onward, learn by emulating others. Yet when it comes to our professional lives, we often forget that what we see, we imitate, and what we imitate, we become. This is obviously a positive thing for those who have found successful, encouraging mentors in their fields, but finding those mentors is still much easier for men than for women. In <I>Be Your Own Mentor</I>, Sheila Wellington seeks to provide women not only with advice on locating appropriate mentors, but with the tools to mentor themselves and the opinions, advice, and encouragement of women leaders worth emulating.<p> Wellington speaks from a broad range of experience. Having spent 20 years working in public health and one term as the first female Secretary of Yale University, she now serves as the president of Catalyst, a nonprofit research organization that works to advance women in business. Catalyst has conducted numerous interviews, surveys, and focus groups on the subject of women succeeding and excelling in their professional lives, and the results of much of that research is included here. CEOs from industry and the nonprofit world, law-firm partners, university presidents, and senior consultants all add their two cents' worth (or more like six figures' worth) to Wellington's observations on everything from planning your career and avoiding being boxed in to learning how to network efficiently and successfully integrate your work life with your home life. <p> <I>Be Your Own Mentor</I> is jam-packed with informative statistics, useful suggestions, and encouraging reminders--almost to the point of overload. With so many "voices" and so many topics covered, it's easy to feel a little overwhelmed. Despite this organizational drawback, however, this book is a useful tool for women, especially those just starting out. And for the avid emulator, who better to learn from than the likes of Zoe Baird, respected lawyer and president of the Markle Foundation; Betty Beene, president and CEO of United Way of America; Ellen Hancock, chairman and CEO of Exodus Communications; and Anne Mulcahy, president and COO of Xerox Corporation? On that note, the appendix, which provides career-path profiles of each of the pioneers quoted, is one of the most interesting sections of the book. --<I>S. Ketchum</I> 562826 27 2 2001 Be Your Own Mentor: Strategies from Top Women on the Secrets of Success total:10|5:1|4:2|3:5|2:2| 10 32 30 5 0 0 false false Fri May 29 23:43:54 -0700 2009 Fri May 29 23:45:51 -0700 2009 0 0 false false Sat Apr 11 08:49:57 -0700 2009 Fri Apr 17 03:11:22 -0700 2009 2 0 false false Tue Jan 01 00:00:00 -0800 2008 Thu Jan 10 15:57:47 -0800 2008 Sun Jan 27 07:09:30 -0800 2008 more...]]> 2 0 false false Tue Sep 16 14:15:21 -0700 2008 Wed Sep 17 10:18:33 -0700 2008 3 0 false false Tue Jan 01 00:00:00 -0800 2008 Fri Jan 25 08:51:35 -0800 2008 Fri Jan 25 08:52:05 -0800 2008 0 0 false false Fri Sep 25 01:51:31 -0700 2009 Fri Sep 25 01:51:31 -0700 2009 0 0 false false Sun Sep 06 03:34:31 -0700 2009 Tue Oct 13 17:00:15 -0700 2009 0 0 false false Sun Apr 12 17:46:52 -0700 2009 Mon May 04 08:55:08 -0700 2009 0 0 false false Sat Apr 11 11:26:01 -0700 2009 Sat Apr 11 11:26:01 -0700 2009 4 0 false false Fri Mar 20 14:22:13 -0700 2009 Thu Mar 12 10:49:25 -0700 2009 Fri Mar 20 14:22:13 -0700 2009 0 0 false false Sun Dec 07 19:40:10 -0800 2008 Sun Dec 07 19:40:12 -0800 2008 0 0 false false Thu Dec 04 16:29:41 -0800 2008 Thu Dec 04 16:29:41 -0800 2008 4 0 false false Sun Dec 07 16:16:03 -0800 2008 Mon Dec 01 10:29:40 -0800 2008 Sun Dec 07 16:16:03 -0800 2008 0 0 false false Wed Sep 10 13:34:59 -0700 2008 Wed Sep 10 13:34:59 -0700 2008 0 0 false false Wed Aug 27 15:43:58 -0700 2008 Wed Aug 27 15:43:58 -0700 2008 0 0 false false Fri Aug 22 17:30:21 -0700 2008 Fri Aug 22 17:30:21 -0700 2008 0 0 false false Fri Jul 04 15:50:38 -0700 2008 Fri Jul 04 15:50:38 -0700 2008 5 0 false false Sat Jun 28 17:56:37 -0700 2008 Sat Feb 14 14:59:57 -0800 2009 0 0 false false Tue Jun 17 05:09:20 -0700 2008 Tue Jun 17 05:09:39 -0700 2008 0 0 false false Sat May 31 10:48:58 -0700 2008 Sat May 31 10:49:02 -0700 2008 http://www.goodreads.com/book_link/follow/8?book_id=575853