Read Ebook {PDF EPUB} Why Good Girls Don't Get Ahead... But Gutsy Girls Do Nine Secrets Every Working Woman Must Know by K Why Good Girls Don’t Get Ahead But Gutsy Girls Do: 9 Secrets Every Working Woman Must Know. Along with inspiration, you’ll get tips and techniques you can start using today as you discover: Three amazing benefits you get instantly from being a gutsy girl Why working less may be a smarter move than putting in 60-hour work weeks How to knock the socks off your boss with brilliant ideas The five words winners never say When and how to take risks, break rules, and go with your gut feeling. Praise for Why Good Girls Don’t Get Ahead But Gutsy Girls Do. “Straight talk about getting ahead in the world of work, delivered with zip, humor, and style.” – Glamour. “This book [is] worth keeping within reach.” – USA TODAY. “A lively and unsparing guide…[by Kate White], who isn’t afraid to talk about herself and the secrets of her success.” – PUBLISHERS WEEKLY. Kate White. Kate White, the former editor-in-chief of Cosmopolitan magazine, is a nationally known thought leader on career success, and a New York Times bestselling author of several influential business books for women. Read More > She is passionate about sharing what she’s learned with other women, and her strategies are based on her long career as a media executive. In addition to running Cosmo for 14 years, she was the editor-in-chief of four other prestigious U.S. magazines, including Redbook and Working Woman . At Cosmo she increased circulation by 30 percent during her tenure and oversaw all aspects of this #1 worldwide brand. Kate’s books on career and success include the recently released and #1 Amazon bestseller (Women & Business) The Gutsy Girl Handbook (Grand Central) , a totally revised edition of her groundbreaking 1990’s Wall Street Journal bestseller, Why Good Girls Don’t Get Ahead but Gutsy Girls Do. She is also the New York Times best-selling author of 13 murder mysteries and psychological thrillers, which have been published in many countries. Her latest, Such a Perfect Wife , was released on May 7. Library Journal named it a pick of the month and called it a “riveting mystery and intense page turner that never lets up.” She is an in-demand speaker for conferences, companies, and universities. She has appeared on numerous national television shows, including Today, CBS This Morning, and CNN’s Quest Means Business. Kate lives with her husband in New York City. She is the mother of two children. Read Less ^ Speech Topics. What Gutsy Women Know: Bold But Simple Strategies That Will Ignite Your Career. Forget Perfection: 3 Seize-the-Moment Secrets of Successful People. Testimonials. “Kate White is a dynamic and engaging keynote speaker who connected immediately with our audience of 600 at our 2019 Insurance Industry Charitable Foundation’s Women in Insurance Global Conference. Her tips on how to navigate difficult situations at work and the importance of going big and going bold were memorable and inspiring. Kate was delightful to work with and was extraordinarily approachable. Everyone loved her!" - Northeast Division, Insurance Industry Charitable Foundation. “Kate White was our keynote speaker at our Girls Inc. of Pinellas fundraising luncheon in May 2019. It was a SOLD OUT event! Participants described Kate's speech as inspiring, captivating, funny, and empowering! I would highly recommend Kate as the speaker for your next event. Your audience will leave invigorated and ready to take on the world!” - Executive Director, Girls Inc. of Pinellas. “Kate was absolutely wonderful as a keynote at our 2018 Aha Women's Speaker Series event [in St. Louis]. She captivated the audience with her story and fun personality. She was one of the highest rated speakers of the day. Kate was a joy to work with. I would highly recommend her.” - CPG Agency, St. Louis. “When Kate White was the opening speaker for the Hampton Roads Chamber of Commerce Women's Leadership Luncheon Series she delivered a knock-out speech that left the audience (from five cities) both laughing and inspired. The Chamber of Commerce was thrilled when Kate accepted a return engagement to speak again in 2019. I expect a sold-out attendance once again. We love Kate!” - Hampton Roads Chamber of Commerce, VA. “Kate White’s entertaining presentation loaded with incredible wisdom and advice keeps you engaged throughout. Best speaker at our conference!” - The Greater Scranton Chamber of Commerce Women’s Leadership Conference. "She was incredibly nice. Students LOVED the program and it was a wonderful addition to our Women’s History Month programming. " - Johnson & Wales University. “Kate delighted the audience at the Women’s Leadership Gala with her sassy wit, smart charm, and approachable, relatable humor. She spoke with fabulous candor and left our audience inspired to go big or go home.” - United Way of Salt Lake, Women’s Leadership Gala. “We received tremendous feedback on having Kate as a speaker. Her energy and bold tips for success lit up the room and set fire to those in attendance to pursue next steps in their careers. I can’t tell you how grateful we were to have someone so genuine to work with from beginning to end as well. She is a delight both personally and professionally, and it clearly shows through in her work.” - Society of Professional Women, King of Prussia, PA. “Kate White is a dynamic and engaging speaking who encourages everyone in the room to be their best, most confident self. Her empowering message resonates across industries and generations, and is delivered with humor, self-awareness and warmth. Kate’s message is extremely timely as both the face and tone of leadership is changing across corporate and nonprofit America. Kate is a best bet for a great motivational speaker for any group looking for inspiration that is full of grit and good cheer.” - Baruch College, CUNY. “Kate's presentation style and content are a refreshing departure from the boring norm. Our seasoned executives couldn't stop raving about her talk. They even thanked me for suggesting her as our keynote!” - Drexel University Executive MBA. "I asked Kate to participate on a panel at an event I created called Tapped to Speak LIVE, an intensive two-day workshop for speakers--and she lit up the room. Whether it's on a panel at a small event, or on stage in front of hundreds (which I've also seen her do), Kate brings a thrilling blend of seasoned insight, fresh energy, and a grounded, relatable sense of humor that charms and motivates every person within ear shot. She's an inspiration and an absolute gem." - Tapped to Speak LIVE. “Kate White is an inspiring and engaging speaker who has a way of connecting with her audience and making you feel as though she's speaking directly to you, no matter how many people are in the crowd. When she addressed the New York Women in Communications Student Career Conference, young women were enthralled, and they practically stampeded the podium after she finished her talk! I still conjure up her wise words on a regular basis!” Hot on the Shelves. With so many great books to read and not enough time, here’s a whirlwind tour of some new releases. Good to Great: Why Some Companies Make the Leap…And Others Don’t. Collins addresses several solid management concepts that any aspiring business might face on the basis of a five year study that looked at several businesses which either soared or crashed and burned. The book whimsically lists several factors that seem to favour success such as the ideal leadership style and office culture as well as colourful concepts like the hedgehog concept and the flywheel that would interest any fledgling businesses. Made to Stick: Why Some Ideas Survive and Others Die. By Chip Heath & Dan Heath. This sibling duo sought to understand why certain ideas flourished while other, worthier ones faded into oblivion before they ever proved their merit. It encourages people of any walk of life to repackage their ideas to ensure they remain in circulation using simplistic, unusual yet solid and credible stories that appeal to people’s humanity. A tired concept that might seem commonsensical to most but gets an interesting reboot that allures and benefits readers. Why Good Girls Don’t Get Ahead… But Gutsy Girls Do: Nine Secrets Every Working Woman Must Know. Kate White attempts to do away with the ‘good girl’ programming that the author believes women are trained to follow in the corporate world and encourage them to be more driven and competitive while also coaching them on how to deal with female specific problems that might arise in the workplace all with a sense of humour surrounding very relatable scenarios. The Starbucks Experience: 5 Principles for Turning Ordinary Into Extraordinary. By Joseph A. Michelli. An inside look at the ingenuity that led to the rise of one of the most successful companies of the 90s allowing young entrepreneurs to apply ideas of custom service as well as learning to break into new seemingly inaccessible markets. If Disney Ran Your Hospital. An unusual, down-to-earth approach to how customer service must be handled to ensure loyal customers by drawing parallels between the legendary theme park and a hospital team which can be applied to any business for that matter. Kate White. American author who served as the editor-in-chief of Cosmopolitan magazine from 1998 to 2012. A New York Times bestselling author, she is particularly known for her popular Bailey Weggins mystery series. Before Fame. She earned an English degree from Union College in 1972. She became an editorial assistant for Glamour after winning the magazine's "Top Ten College Women" contest. Trivia. Her non-fiction works include Why Good Girls Don't Get Ahead. But Gutsy Girls Do: Nine Secrets Every Career Woman Must Know (1995) and 9 Secrets of Women Who Get Everything They Want (1998). Family Life. She grew up in Glen Falls, New York. Later, she had a daughter named Hayley with her husband, Brad Holbrook. Associated With. She and Anna Wintour both became editors-in-chief of prominent American magazines. White, Kate 1950- Born 1950; second marriage to Brad Holbrook (a television anchor); children: Hunter, Hayley. Education: Union College, B.A. ADDRESSES: Home —New York, NY. Office —Cosmopolitan, Hearst Magazines, 224 W. 57th St., New York, NY 10019-3299. CAREER: Child magazine, New York, NY, editor in chief, c. 1987-89; Working Woman magazine, New York, editor in chief, 1989-91; McCall's magazine, New York, editor in chief, 1991-94; Redbook magazine, New York, editor in chief, 1994-98; Cosmopolitan magazine, New York, editor in chief, 1998—. AWARDS, HONORS: New York Women in Communications Matrix Award, 2002. WRITINGS: "BAILEY WEGGINS" MYSTERY SERIES. If Looks Could Kill, Warner Books (New York, NY), 2002. A Body to Die For, Warner Books (New York, NY), 2003. 'Til Death Do Us Part, Warner Books (New York, NY), 2004. Over Her Dead Body, Warner Books (New York, NY), 2005. OTHER. Why Good Girls Don't Get Ahead—But Gutsy Girls Do: Nine Secrets Every Career Woman Must Know, Warner Books (New York, NY), 1995. 9 Secrets of Women Who Get Everything They Want, Harmony Books (New York, NY), 1998. How to Set His Thighs on Fire: 86 Red-Hot Lessons on Love, Life, Men, & (Especially) Sex, Warner Books (New York, NY), 2006, published as You on Top: Smart, Sexy Skills Every Woman Needs to Set the World on Fire, 2007. SIDELIGHTS: Kate White began her journalistic career as an investigative reporter for magazines. She moved to editorial work in order to assure herself a stable career in the sometimes volatile magazine market, and the move proved profitable indeed. After serving as editor in chief of such popular periodicals as Working Woman, Redbook, Child, and McCall's, White became editor in chief of Cosmopolitan magazine in 1998. The job is one of the plums of the industry and a high-profile position that has allowed White not only to produce one of America's most widely read magazines, but also to observe the worlds of high fashion, movie celebrity, and high-stakes publishing. In short, she has an insider's view of an unusual workplace in a business full of fascinating—and sometimes prickly—people. White has also enjoyed a second career as an author. Her nonfiction books offer advice to many of the same women who read Cosmopolitan. The first of these, Why Good Girls Don't Get Ahead—But Gutsy Girls Do: Nine Secrets Every Career Woman Must Know, provides tips from White herself plus dozens of other successful women. They include wearing expensive, borrowed clothing to meetings and not taking personal setbacks seriously. In 9 Secrets of Women Who Get Everything They Want, White suggests that women should bite off more than they can chew, not wait for the right moment, and never rest on their laurels. Booklist reviewer Ilene Cooper called the volume "practical and amusing." In How to Set His Thighs on Fire: 86 Red-Hot Lessons on Love, Life, Men, & (Especially) Sex, White explores how women can find the time to do the things they want to do, including pleasing their sexual partners. Cooper wrote that White's advice is "delivered with considerable style and wit—and without much psycho-sex-babble." White is the author of a series of best-selling crime novels featuring a young, savvy sleuth named Bailey Weggins. A reporter who writes about high-profile murders for magazines, Bailey finds herself in the role of crime solver in such titles as If Looks Could Kill and A Body to Die For. Women's Wear Daily contributor Jacob Bernstein observed that White has "married the frothiness of the chick lit genre to the plotting of a mystery novel," and the formula has worked well. An endorsement from television talk-show host Kelly Ripa turned White's debut novel, If Looks Could Kill, into a best seller, assuring that subsequent Bailey Weggins titles would find a ready, and warmly receptive, audience. In If Looks Could Kill, Bailey is summoned by Cat Jones, the editor of fictitious Glossy magazine, on a personal matter. Cat's nanny has been murdered—she ate poisoned chocolates that might have been meant to kill Cat. It is up to Bailey to figure out who committed the crime, made more difficult because the caustic Cat left many ruffled feathers in her wake as she rose to the top. The plot is further enlivened by Bailey's perspective as a single, sexy New Yorker not always in search for Mr. Right, but willing to be adventurous with a few Mr. Wrongs. In a Cosmopolitan interview, White said of her series heroine: "Bailey's struggling with the issues that all single girls face. No matter how self-assured you may be and no matter how much of a life you've built for yourself, you still have questions and anxieties." The author added: "What I've really enjoyed about doing this book is that I feel like I'm getting the opportunity to live vicariously through Bailey and her experiences." If Looks Could Kill sold nearly 200,000 copies in hardback, a stellar performance for a debut novel. Rex E. Klett in Library Journal called the novel "a pleasure" and particularly singled out its "down-to-earth heroine" and "sturdy story line." In a starred review, a Publishers Weekly critic commended If Looks Could Kill for its "smart, sexy heroine and … cleverly constructed murder mystery." Karen Valby noted in Entertainment Weekly that the book, "a mystery set in the snippy world of women's magazines, has one pedicured foot planted firmly in the gutter.… The mystery is surprisingly first-rate." A trip to the spa inspired the plot for White's second Bailey Weggins book, A Body to Die For. As she described it in a Cosmopolitan interview: "I was lying back in a chair, waiting for a facial, when I looked over at some of the crazy instruments next to me and thought, You could kill somebody with some of those things. At that moment, a light bulb went on in my head." In A Body to Die For, Bailey has sought the refuge of a spa resort in Massachusetts to clear her head after a serious relationship has ended. She discovers the corpse of one of the spa technicians, wrapped in Mylar, and with the help of a seductive local police investigator determines to solve the crime, at no small danger to her own life. Clarissa Cruz in Entertainment Weekly called the novel "as fun and frivolous as a champagne facial." In Publishers Weekly, a critic deemed A Body to Die For a "solid follow-up" to White's debut, adding that readers "will find Bailey's sassy wit as engaging as ever." Bailey becomes involved in the murders of a number of bridesmaids in 'Til Death Do Us Part. She had been one of the bridesmaids of Peyton Cross, who aspires to living the life of Martha Stewart, and Ashley Hanes begs her to investigate after their fellow bridesmaids are found dead, one of electrocution in her bathtub, and the other, of drug and forbidden food ingestion. They head to Greenwich, Connecticut, where Ashley is also killed, leaving only Bailey and three other surviving bridesmaids. No one, including Peyton, the rest of the wedding party, and the police seem interested in finding the killer. A Kirkus Reviews contributor wrote: "Another dish of smooth, upscale gossip laced with low-grade mystery- mongering." Cooper commented that White's sleuth remains "as endearing as ever, proving again that, in mysteries, it's not so much what happens as who it happens to that matters." A Publishers Weekly contributor called Over Her Dead Body "sharper than a stiletto heel, funnier than a bad dye job and full of fuchsia herrings." Bailey is given a pink slip and takes another job reporting on celebrities with Buzz. When Bailey finds her tyrannical boss, editor Mona Hodges, dead, she and coworker Robby Hart, who is newly fired, become suspects. When the acting editor, Nash Nolan, assigns an investigative article on the crime to Bailey, she soon discovers a great many other suspects. Cooper noted that in this story, Bailey breaks up with her boyfriend, "giving the series a jolt of needed energy." A Kirkus Reviews contributor commented that "the real question in this weightless mystery isn't Who Done It? but Where Is He?" Bailey's new love interest becomes Beau Regan, a documentary filmmaker who helps her forget her problems. BIOGRAPHICAL AND CRITICAL SOURCES: PERIODICALS. Booklist, April 15, 1998, Ilene Cooper, review of 9 Secrets of Women Who Get Everything They Want, p. 1396; May 1, 2003, Ilene Cooper, review of A Body to Die For, p. 1555; March 15, 2004, Ilene Cooper, review of 'Til Death Do Us Part, p. 1244; May 1, 2005, Ilene Cooper, review of Over Her Dead Body, p. 1540; June 1, 2006, Ilene Cooper, review of How to Set His Thighs on Fire: 86 Red-Hot Lessons on Love, Life, Men, & (Especially) Sex, p. 14. Cosmopolitan, May, 2002, John Searles, "The Hot New Murder Mystery" (interview), p. 286; June, 2003, " A Body to Die For: A Behind-the- Scenes Look at the Buzzed-About Book" (interview), p. 275. Country Living, August, 2005, Kathleen Beckett, "A Welcome Escape" (interview), p. 85. Entertainment Weekly, August 2, 2002, Karen Valby, review of If Looks Could Kill, p. 66; May 23, 2003, Clarissa Cruz, review of A Body to Die For, p. 82. Kirkus Reviews, March 15, 2002, review of If Looks Could Kill, p. 372; May 1, 2003, review of A Body to Die For, p. 648; April 1, 2004, review of 'Til Death Do Us Part, p. 304; May 1, 2005, review of Over Her Dead Body, p. 517. Library Journal, May 1, 2002, Rex E. Klett, review of If Looks Could Kill, p. 138; June 15, 2003, Susan Clifford Braun, review of A Body to Die For, p. 106. New York Times Book Review, May 19, 2002, Marilyn Stasio, review of If Looks Could Kill. People, May 20, 2002, Samantha Miller, review of If Looks Could Kill, p. 47; June 23, 2003, Samantha Miller, review of A Body to Die For, p. 43. Publishers Weekly, April 3, 1995, review of Why Good Girls Don't Get Ahead—But Gutsy Girls Do: Nine Secrets Every Career Woman Must Know, p. 52; April 8, 2002, review of If Looks Could Kill, p. 208, Laura Mathews, " PW Talks with Kate White" (interview), p. 208; May 5, 2003, review of A Body to Die For, p. 202; April 5, 2004, review of 'Til Death Do Us Part, p. 44; May 30, 2005, review of Over Her Dead Body, p. 42; May 8, 2006, review of How to Set His Thighs on Fire, p. 61. Women's Wear Daily, May 24, 2002, Peter Braunstein and Jacob Bernstein, review of If Looks Could Kill, p. 12; May 2, 2003, Jacob Bernstein, "Memo Pad," p. 13.