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mimig312's review against another edition
4.0
Excellent book on how to ask for what you want in a professional setting. The first few chapters help to set the stage on why women struggle to ask for what they want or deserve. The rest of the chapters focus on techniques and examples. I reread these chapters as I was preparing for job interviews and critical business negotiations.
I highly recommend this book to any female professional looking for guidance on this subject.
I highly recommend this book to any female professional looking for guidance on this subject.
asha_reads's review against another edition
5.0
Though this is older, I found this book extremely helpful. All the advice given in here are things we already know but I like that the author shows us how to use these tools to our advantage.
bookishblond's review against another edition
4.0
I read this book for my company's Women in Leadership book club. Pushback is an excellent little book on how to ask for what you want in a professional setting. The first few chapters outline several reasons why women struggle to ask for what they want or deserve, and the remaining chapters focus on negotiating techniques and examples from female professionals with plenty of quotes and anecdotes thrown in. I especially appreciated how Rezvani highlighted that you need to advocate for yourself rather than waiting around for your boss to notice you or hoping that your hard work speaks for itself. Highly recommended to professional women.
antidietleah's review against another edition
4.0
I thought this was a pretty good book! I got it to help me for professional reasons - it focuses on negotiating in the workplace. A lot of it is common sense (and stuff I had already been doing) but it was good to reaffirm I was doing the correct thing. I also snagged some good lines and phrasing. It goes through everything from preparation to body language to different techniques (like the power of silence) all the way to the follow-up piece. I'll definitely refer to this in the future when I'm needing a little boost in confidence with a big ask.
mauxbaux's review
3.0
Good key points
There were some good tidbits in this book, but I didn't need to read it. I have read other negotiation books that had similar advice, without the feminine slant. If you've never read a negotiation book, this is worth it. Good for someone early in their career, learning to navigate the career world.
There were some good tidbits in this book, but I didn't need to read it. I have read other negotiation books that had similar advice, without the feminine slant. If you've never read a negotiation book, this is worth it. Good for someone early in their career, learning to navigate the career world.
jaclynday's review against another edition
5.0
I've read dozens and dozens of books on business, workplace behavior, advancing in the workplace, navigating the professional world as a woman, learning to be a productive working mother--and the list goes on. But none of them have come close to the searing, thought-provoking, and actionable content in this book.
I started dog-earing pages early and ended up folding over the corners of nearly every single page. There are constant gems: some you can use today, some you will use tomorrow, some you can pass along to someone else. Although the book was written for women, the content is applicable to anyone in the workplace. It's such an important book that I want to share it with my friends, family, and the people I work with. Unlike the good but lofty ideals of a Lean In-style book, or the sometimes self-important musings from productivity experts, this book was immediately and intensely empowering for me. It challenged my thinking almost from the first page.
I started dog-earing pages early and ended up folding over the corners of nearly every single page. There are constant gems: some you can use today, some you will use tomorrow, some you can pass along to someone else. Although the book was written for women, the content is applicable to anyone in the workplace. It's such an important book that I want to share it with my friends, family, and the people I work with. Unlike the good but lofty ideals of a Lean In-style book, or the sometimes self-important musings from productivity experts, this book was immediately and intensely empowering for me. It challenged my thinking almost from the first page.
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