I can't believe she did that : why women betray other women at work

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Title:

Author:

Mooney, Nan, 1970-

ISBN:

9780312322069

Personal Author:

Mooney, Nan, 1970-

Edition:

1st ed.

Publication Information:

New York : St. Martin's Press, c2005.

Physical Description:

xxvi, 259 p. ; 22 cm.

Contents:

Introduction : not the same old story -- 1. Lessons we learned in childhood -- 2. Ambition, competition, and other four-letter words -- 3. When the professional gets personal -- 4. Looking clean, dealing dirty -- 5. Sex and beauty on the job -- 6. The work-family divide -- 7. The new tokenism -- 8. Negotiating race and class -- 9. Bridging the generation gap -- 10. Women in groups : clicking or cliquing? -- 11. Instructions from the playing field -- 12. Coming to our own rescue.

Abstract:

"I Can't Believe She Did That! offers a new and compelling perspective on conflict and competition among women in the workplace. Nan Mooney explores how and why some women hurt each other on the job, and what we can do to begin cleaning up the mess. Based on real stories from real women, I Can't Believe She Did That! provides a social and cultural exploration of the often troubled and painful dynamics that unfold among women at work."

"Working together, women have fostered a breathtaking degree of positive change. But there is another side to the story. If women are to continue moving forward, the time has come to examine - honestly and unequivocally - our very human impulse to compete with, hurt, and even destroy one another to get what we want. In I Can't Believe She Did That! Nan Mooney provides insights on the emotional toll competition can take on working women and charts a path toward more productive and fulfilling relationships for professional women everywhere."--BOOK JACKET.

Subject Term:

Women -- Employment -- United States.

Office politics -- United States.

Interpersonal conflict -- United States.

Competition (Psychology)

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I CAN'T BELIEVE SHE DID THAT! offers a new and compelling perspective on conflict and competition among women in the workplace. Nan Mooney explores how and why some women hurt each other on the job, and what we can do to begin cleaning up the mess. Based on real stories from real women, I CAN'T BELIEVE SHE DID THAT! provides a provocative social and cultural exploration of the often troubled and painful dynamics that unfold among women on the job.

The massive influx of women into the workplace in the past thirty years means a whole new category of problems has arisen. Suddenly women are working over, under and alongside other women. Their professional relationships are subject to the pressures and conflicts of organizational culture, not to mention society at large. Women on the job have grown more comfortable with ambition, competition and success, but that hasn't negated the value they place on communication and relationships, on being liked and being nice. Striking a balance between these two selves is a delicate undertaking and many women are uncertain how to interact in a workplace where such lines are regularly being blurred.

Working together, women have fostered a breathtaking degree of positive change. But there is another side to the story. If women are to continue moving forward, the time has come to examine -- honestly and unequivocally -- our very human impulse to compete with, hurt and even destroy one another to get what we want. In I CAN'T BELIEVE SHE DID THAT! Nan Mooney provides vivid insights on the emotional toll competition can take on working women and charts a path towards more productive and fulfilling relationships for professional women everywhere.