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10 career mistakes women make

From Nice Girls Still Don’t Get the Corner Office By Lois P. Frankel  Do you work hard but are struggling to get ahead in your career? Do you look at women who have reached the pinnacle of their careers and wonder what their secrets to success are? Do you wish there were more female role models who could mentor you? Do you wonder what you can do to make people take you more seriously in the workplace? If these questions have crossed your mind, you are not alone. Lois P. Frankel, author of Nice Girls Don’t Get the Corner Office and its sequel, is an executive coach and has helped many professionals for over 20 years. In her book she explores 133 common mistakes women make and provides coaching tips to rectify the behaviour or attitude. While we explore 10 of these tips, the book is best used as a handbook to refer back to often. 1. Pretending it’s not a game   The workplace much like any other game has rules. Think of the popular TV series Game of Thrones which tells of warri