TY - BOOK AU - Beers,Charlotte TI - I'd rather be in charge: a legendary business leader's roadmap for achieving pride, power and joy at work SN - 1593156820 (hardcover : alk. paper) PY - 2012/// CY - New York PB - Vanguard Press KW - Women executives N1 - Environment : it's not about the work -- Messages : how you learned to engage -- Traits : the stranger within -- Self-portrait : who you think you are -- Roadshow : who they think you are -- Relationships : your delivery system -- Communication : I hear you -- Presentations : informing, asking, confronting -- In charge : when to take the lead -- Context : where you are N2 - Charlotte Beers is proof that women can achieve power, pride, and joy at work--despite the odds. In the highly competitive world of advertising, Charlotte became the first female ever to head two giant, multinational advertising agencies. In serving her demanding clients, she helped build many of the most important brands around the world. Today, Charlotte rates her current title--teacher--her most satisfying, as she travels through the United States and Europe educating women on how to ignite their own strengths. Her pioneering experiences have been captured here, creating a blueprint for women as they strive to achieve the positions of leadership and influence they deserve. By chronicling both successes and mistakes, as well as lessons from her peers such as Martha Stewart and Suze Orman, Charlotte shows that finding your own personal style of leadership is the only way to take charge, find satisfaction, and gain confidence in the ever-evolving workplace of today.--From publisher description ER -