Nice Girls Don’t Get the Corner Office

Name: Nice Girls Don’t Get the Corner Office
Author: Lois P. Frankel

Lois P. Frankel

Break the habits that limit your career by setting stronger boundaries, speaking with confidence, and becoming more visible without losing authenticity.

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Outline

What's it about?

Nice Girls Don’t Get the Corner Office (2004) identifies common unconscious habits that can hold women back in their careers, such as over-apologising, avoiding self-promotion, or waiting to be noticed. Lois P. Frankel explains more than one hundred of these behaviours and offers practical coaching tips to replace them with confident, professional ones. The book helps readers build influence, communicate clearly, and advance at work.

Key ideas

Many women hold back their careers through unconscious habits, such as over-apologising, avoiding self-promotion, or waiting to be noticed.
Lois P. Frankel explains more than one hundred of these behaviours so readers can recognise them in their own working lives.
Each habit comes with practical coaching tips for replacing it with a confident, professional behaviour.
Setting stronger boundaries and speaking with confidence help you build influence at work.
Becoming more visible does not mean giving up who you are; the aim is to stay authentic.

About the author

Lois P. Frankel is an American executive coach, psychotherapist, and author who specialises in leadership development and career coaching. She is the president of Corporate Coaching International and has advised leaders at many major organisations. Her books include Nice Girls Don’t Get the Corner Office, Nice Girls Don’t Get Rich, and See Jane Lead.

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Who is Nice Girls Don't Get the Corner Office for?

It is written for women who want to advance at work and suspect that their own habits may be limiting them. Anyone interested in clearer communication and stronger professional presence can also learn from it.

What is the main idea of Nice Girls Don't Get the Corner Office?

The book argues that common unconscious habits, like over-apologising or waiting to be noticed, can hold women back. Lois P. Frankel offers practical coaching tips to replace them with confident, professional behaviours.

How long is the Durar summary of this book?

The Durar summary takes about 15 minutes to read or listen to. It covers the book's central message and its practical advice on confidence, boundaries, and visibility.