As summer approaches, the editorial team offers readersAmbitions a literary selection to properly embrace the summer break and why not come back to the school year inspired. From classics from across the Atlantic to new French releases fresh from your bookseller, there should be something for everyone.
“The Rise of the Female Executive: How Women’s Leadership is Accelerating Cultural Change”, by Peninah Thomson, Tom Lloyd, Clare Laurent, Editions Palgrave Macmillan
This book condenses a series of interviews with board members, and allows us to see the feminization of these strategic meetings. A summary which does not fail to emphasize the importance of mentoring in companies, but also between companies, and its contribution to the rise of women in the world of work. An analysis based on a comparison between the European and Anglo-Saxon political environments, parts of the world where there are more and more women in leadership positions.
“Forward all”, by Sheryl Sandberg, Editions JC Lattès
Sheryle Sandberg worked at the US Treasury, worked at Google, then joined Facebook where she played a key role in the rise of the social network. She has long been referred to as “ Mark Zuckerberg’s right-hand man », but decided otherwise in 2022 when she announced she was leaving Meta. In this work, published in 2014, she strives to highlight women in the business world. Practical advice for a thoughtful, successful career in line with your personal development. A real return from the field punctuated with anecdotes and real facts.
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“Women, banks and money”, by Sylvie Gautier, Editions L’Harmattan
Sylvie Gautier looks back on the feminization of employees in the banking sector during the 1960s until 2000. While in 1965, women finally obtained the right to open a bank account, as well as the right to work without approved by their husbands, she sets out to study the behavior and strategy of banks to capture this new segment of customers. Published in April 2024, this book takes care to observe the reality of new customers at the counter of territorial banks as much as the employees who enter.
“We wouldn’t have gotten here if…”, by Annick Cojean, Editions Grasset
You may have already been asked the question, but this time it’s Annick Cojean who puts it to 25 women: How did you get there? Who, what, how did you get to the position you are in today? Among the testimonies we find Virginie Despentes, Marianne Faithfull, Agnès b., Rabbi Delphine Horvilleur, the Turkish writer Asli Erdogan, the British actress Vanessa Redgrave, but also the pianist Hélène Grimaud or the Iranian lawyer and Nobel Prize winner Shirin Ebadi . In unison, they speak about their journey. So many faces, as many horizons, but also ambitions. It must be admitted that they do not all come from the financial sector, but there should be many points in common.
“The principle of arrogance: For women to truly establish themselves in business”, by Peter Modler, Editions Alisio
Tic, acronym, specific lexicon or slang that allows you to differentiate yourself from the uninitiated, the language has several strings to its bow to allow its user to stand out. According to Doctor Peter Modler, men and women do not have the same way of communicating, a problem for women who tend to lose out in the corporate world. In this book, the author uses his experience in the field of professional training by illustrating these remarks with concrete situations and practical advice in order to decipher everyone’s language and have the tools to better benefit from it.
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