Book Review
What Men Don't Tell Women About Business

In What Men Don't Tell Women About Business, Christopher Flett provides some enlightening detail for women about how men get ahead in business, how they view women, and what mistakes women make the keep them from success. The subtitle of the book (Opening Up the Heavily Guarded Alpha Male Playbook) catches even more attention than the main title, and the book doesn't disappoint the reader who's looking for an advantage in a male dominated business world.

Ultimately , though, What Men Don't Tell Women is not about giving women an advantage, but leveling the playing field.

The book is divided into three parts:

Part I: The Male Point of View
Part II: The Female Saboteur
Part III: Common Questions That Women Ask

The first part delineates both male and female business types with an emphasis on male types, giving the reader some insight into the mind of the alpha male in business. My favorite chapter in this section was "Things That Drive Men in Business" (Chapter 4).

The second part focuses on ways that women sabotage themselves in the business world. Each chapter focuses on a separate issue and begins with a short set of questions to help you determine if the issue applies to you, and to illustrate how simple behaviors that may not appear negative to women are actually viewed negatively by men in the workplace. Flett also provides suggestions for how to avoid the negative situations.

The third part is presented in question and answer format, divided into key categories. Some of the questions seem almost stereotypical, rather than legitimate (stereotyping men as well as women), but the detailed responses to the questions are quite instructive.

There is a lot of excellent information in this book. It is not a quick read, and parts II and III are a bit more engaging than part I, but if you are a woman who feels stuck in business and is looking for a way to get ahead, or if you are a young woman looking for a way to avoid mistakes in the workplace, this is a good book for you.

Oh yeah, there is much in this book for men, too. Not all of the mistakes commonly made my women in business are onlymade by women.

I recommend this book.