Reader's view: How Women Rise

Author: Sally Helgesen, Marshall Goldsmith

Women and work is always an interesting combination. By handling it in a proper manner, a few women have made it an inspiring combination too. 

'How women rise' explains the 12 habits that hold back women in the middle management level and not let them climb to senior management levels. Each habit explained in this book can be related to, especially if you are with a decade of experience and in the middle management level in your current role. In my case, it's at very right time that I have read this book. 

One must read about the habits and the practical examples from the book directly. As each person's case is different from that of the other, its better to read the book and take out the related points in an orderly manner from which the actions can be derived. I'm sure the actions items for each person is different from that of the other. Well, this book is not just for women, I believe, as this book can be a good reference for the male managers who have women in their team. After reading the book, male managers can understand their women colleagues in a better way and can support them to grow in the careers. 

I've obviously noted some action items for myself which I must be following in the near future. I'd like to keep them to myself as of now and not express here. I'm sure, if I follow even few of them, there will be certain useful turns in my career. 

I recommend this book strongly. One must read the book by deriving the action items in each section. And yes, reading it once is not going to help but revise the highlighted points once in a while so that the actions can be derived in a more authentic way!