Nice Girls Don't Get the Corner Office

"These are just vehicles that hold up a mirror in which you can see yourself and identify your opportunities for development." ~ 7%

Stop sabotaging your career and get ahead in the workplace! Yes, I am talking to you, Girl Boss. Ms. Untamed. Ms. Nice Girl. Ms. I Face Challenges that Men Do Not. Do I have your attention? Good. Then so should Dr. Lois P. Frankel.

In this new 3rd edition of Nice Girls Don't Get the Corner Office, Dr. Lois P. Frankel deep dives into unconscious mistakes women make that sabotage their careers. Key word is unconscious. We don't know how to reject the nice girl mentality. We manifest with the best of them but our behavior learned in girlhood could sabotage us as adults. This book will help to take control of your career, speak your mind while being respectful and respected, create a memorable brand, and get that corner office!

Mistake 82: Confusing Leadership with Management

This book (which I have dubbed as Corporate Nonfiction genre) begins with what's happened over twenty years for women in the workplace. We have come a long way but not far enough. Very quickly, the author establishes credibility. She is a former nice girl with kid gloves off. She's older with more insurance to double down on behaviors that impede workplace success. 

It is a lot of valuable information within Nice Girls Don't Get the Corner Office. The author makes it easy to comprehend and points readers to the information most relevant. There is a self-assessment that will direct you to the unconscious mistakes you may make. I started with those chapters first then read the others for purposes of this book review. I confidently report it is spot on with advice I have already started to implement.

Mistake 77: Code-Switching

I've seen this book title floating through the Threads streets among professional women. I'm hopping on the bandwagon in highly recommending it to my C-suite friends and 9-5 baddies. I have highlights and annotations galore, along with passages I will revisit throughout my corporate career.

Happy Belated Pub to Dr. Lois P. Frankel! Nice Girls Don't Get the Corner Office: Revised 3rd Edition is officially on shelves.

Disclaimer: An advance copy was received directly from the publisher in exchange for an honest review. Opinions are my own and would be the same if I spent my hard-earned coins. ~LiteraryMarie

Title: Nice Girls Don't Get the Corner Office
Author: Lois P. Frankel, PhD
Published: March 2026
Pages: 353
Edition: Galley
Genre: Corporate Nonfiction
Rating: 🖤 🖤 🖤 🖤