The Discreet Guide for Executive Women: How to Work Well with Men (and Other Difficulties) by Jennifer K. Crittenden was a winner in the category of Business-Motivational at the 6th Annual National Indie Excellence Awards.
The panel of judges is made up of independent experts from all facets of the indie book industry from publishers, writers, editors, copywriters and book cover designers. The winners are selected on the basis of overall excellence of presentation.
The Discreet Guide for Executive Women is an Amazon bestseller , having reached #2 in New Releases on Women & Business;($17.95, Whistling Rabbit Press, softcover)
The book was the result of Jennifer Crittenden’s inspiration to extend a helping hand to ambitious women working in corporate America. A seasoned executive, Crittenden offers practical, truthful and slightly irreverent advice about navigating workplaces that are run and populated predominately by men. She also offers how to interpret their sometimes-surprising behavior, avoid typical mistakes, flourish with the good men as well as deal with the bad guys. All the while nurturing a great and satisfying career in a non-traditional role.
“I am honored that The Discreet Guide won a national award,” said Jennifer Crittenden. “It’s different from other career advice books for women in that it doesn’t treat men as the enemy and is written by a fellow executive. It’s also quite timely because the pitfalls of working in a male-dominated environment, especially those related to sex and sexual harassment, are in the news these days,” Jennifer added, citing the recent media coverage of a gender discrimination lawsuit against the venture capital firm, Kleiner Perkins Caufield and Byers.
Ms. Crittenden has been quoted in Bloomberg Businessweek, the Glass Hammer, NBC Chicago, and HR Executive. She has also been interviewed by print, radio, and Internet news outlets about women and business, and she frequently speaks to professional and student groups about communication and gender issues. More information about her and the book is available at http://discreetguide.com/.
About the author: Crittenden earned a BA in Linguistics with high distinction from Indiana University and an MBA in Finance and MIS from the Kelley School of Business. She has worked for big pharma and biotech companies for over twenty years in the U.S., U.K. and Europe, rising from financial analyst to CFO. She is a member of Phi Beta Kappa.
