Do these 10 terms describe you?
Professional, credible, assertive, capable, intelligent, direct, articulate, politically astute, self-confident and self-marketer?
If not, it's makeover time says Lois Frankel, executive coach. In "Nice Girls Don't Get the Corner Office," she's not talking about a new lipstick and eyeliner. This makeover means rethinking how you behave at work so you aren't passed over for promotions.
She suggests tackling a few improvements at a time. If you focus on one thing, other changes occur naturally, she writes. She credits this advice to Wimbledon champ Julie Anthony, who now coaches several women on the professional tennis tour.
Anthony explained that you never tell a player to focus on changing her grip, her stance and her forehand all at once. By changing only the grip, the player will find her stance and forehand changing along with it.
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