Naked in the Boardroom: A CEO Bares Her Secrets So You Can Transform Your Career [Paperback]

When Robin Wolaner entered into a joint venture with Time Inc. to launch her brainchild,Parenting,she made business history as a successful -- and rich -- woman in a male-dominated magazine industry. Now, for women who are wondering just what it takes to pull off their own triumphs in the fickle business world, Wolaner presents 80 Naked Truths that provide instantly gratifying lessons for ambitious women.

Presented in delicious, bite-sized nuggets, Wolaner's Naked Truths can be put into action regardless of experience, industry, or whether the reader is a one-woman start-up or a big-company employee. With wisdom and attitude, Wolaner reveals:

• Why showing honest emotion helps in the workplace


• The one thing women need to learn to negotiate successfully


• Effective ways to recover from a mistake


• Unusual advice for hiring and firing -- and for being hired and fired

For anyone who sees success on the horizon,Naked in the Boardroomwill get her there on her own terms.Robin Wolanerbegan her career as a copywriter atPenthouse,where she coined the famous slogan Penthouse,more than just a pretty face. Before foundingParenting,she worked at magazines includingRunner's WorldandMother Jones.She became an executive at Time Warner after its purchase ofParenting,was appointed CEO of Sunset Publishing, launchedVibe,and helped developMartha Stewart Living.In 1997 she joined the founders of CNET as executive vice president, responsible for the company's websites. She lives in San Francisco with her two children. Visit her at www.nakedintheboardroom.comIntroduction

My mother hates the word naked in this book's title. One of my first business partners said, Naked in the boardroom? Well, you have always disarmed and then dismantled any man you were near, not the other way around.  

I don't mean it lil#\