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Stiletto Standards: What Every Woman Needs to Know to Live the Life of Her Own Design
Never before have the opportunities for women to excel and advance in the professional arena been more abundant. To celebrate and explore how women can stand with grace and strength in our high heels, Suzanne Malausky has identified ten standards that will help any career-minded woman, at any stage in her career, survive and thrive. Suzanne combines her experience and research to offer classic advice in a modern, relatable and applicable way. Enjoy her stories and embrace her suggestions for greater success in all you do.
143 pages, Paperback
Published March 17, 2019
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July 20, 2019
On recommendation from a social event last night, I downloaded and began to read Stiletto Standards by Suzanne Malausky—and could not put it down until I finished it. Initially, as a man, I erroneously assumed the book as written for a specific audience—the career woman. I was pleasantly surprised at how applicable the standards the author outlines are to every professional!
The author sealed her credibility with me with her practical approach, drawing from a lifetime of experience with a career in human resources in the private sector. She lays out a clear, concise, and down-to-earth road map for every professional to follow. Her 10 standards generate positive, self-affirming solutions for anyone trying to navigate the career world with a gentle sense of humor. She shares many anecdotes of first-hand, career critical experiences with the reader from her interactions with prominent professionals. Each section engages the reader immediately with inspirational quotes from valued icons such as Maya Angelou, Eleanor Roosevelt, Diane Sawyer, Albert Schweitzer, and Henry David Thoreau among others.
Three takeaways that I will begin using immediately: 1. The author helps the reader to recognize how to manage and adapt to change—and to help others to make the adjustment; 2. She offers such insight into the role emotions play in professionalism. Furthermore, she covers the full range of how to manage and give place to emotions to avoid escalation and work through crisis situations to a positive team affirming resolution; and, 3. She provides practical and detailed strategies to navigate office politics. My favorite advice is to learn to “play” (enjoy, contribute) without being a “player” (manipulator).
In my humble opinion, this author designs a well-constructed philosophy on how to maximize navigating the career world in the most positive way and more. This paperback is one that should be regularly consulted as a handbook and kept in the top drawer of an office desk. A must read!
Dr. J. Zollars
Educational Consultant for Flow Theory and Engagement
The author sealed her credibility with me with her practical approach, drawing from a lifetime of experience with a career in human resources in the private sector. She lays out a clear, concise, and down-to-earth road map for every professional to follow. Her 10 standards generate positive, self-affirming solutions for anyone trying to navigate the career world with a gentle sense of humor. She shares many anecdotes of first-hand, career critical experiences with the reader from her interactions with prominent professionals. Each section engages the reader immediately with inspirational quotes from valued icons such as Maya Angelou, Eleanor Roosevelt, Diane Sawyer, Albert Schweitzer, and Henry David Thoreau among others.
Three takeaways that I will begin using immediately: 1. The author helps the reader to recognize how to manage and adapt to change—and to help others to make the adjustment; 2. She offers such insight into the role emotions play in professionalism. Furthermore, she covers the full range of how to manage and give place to emotions to avoid escalation and work through crisis situations to a positive team affirming resolution; and, 3. She provides practical and detailed strategies to navigate office politics. My favorite advice is to learn to “play” (enjoy, contribute) without being a “player” (manipulator).
In my humble opinion, this author designs a well-constructed philosophy on how to maximize navigating the career world in the most positive way and more. This paperback is one that should be regularly consulted as a handbook and kept in the top drawer of an office desk. A must read!
Dr. J. Zollars
Educational Consultant for Flow Theory and Engagement
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