julia_rhys's review against another edition
4.0
While reading this, I also met with a group of women and shared my thoughts. I know that it helped me look at my actions a bit and put my ego aside in many situations. While there are a few parts I disagree with or feel that they could have said it better, overall the messages are clear and helpful and you can bring them to your work life or personal life.
shannny2k's review against another edition
3.0
Not the best or worst self improvement book I've read. About half the tips are useful and interesting. Half were not be useful to me. I don't think any of it was ground breaking, however if you haven't read other self-improvement books this is a fine place to start. It's quite approachable and a fairly fast read.
tlwick's review against another edition
2.0
Leading from the front is a book written by two former marines. It is ostensibly written by women for women, which is why I could not fathom some of the authors' phrasing choices in a book meant to inspire women specifically. There are a lot of leadership kernels within the book that one can run with. I also enjoyed the personal stories to illustrate points.
From my perspective, half the book focuses on leadership and the other half is more about coming from a position of strength - by overcoming weak, stereotypical feminine foibles to succeed in a man’s world. I sometimes took umbrage at the authors' tone, admittedly somewhat from seeing myself in some of those stereotypes (doh!), but also feeling bashed over the head with our own feminine natures. I found myself questioning their generalities and looking for data to back up their claims. Overall, a decent leadership book with some unfortunate stereotyping; fun, illustrative narratives; and useful leadership takeaways.
From my perspective, half the book focuses on leadership and the other half is more about coming from a position of strength - by overcoming weak, stereotypical feminine foibles to succeed in a man’s world. I sometimes took umbrage at the authors' tone, admittedly somewhat from seeing myself in some of those stereotypes (doh!), but also feeling bashed over the head with our own feminine natures. I found myself questioning their generalities and looking for data to back up their claims. Overall, a decent leadership book with some unfortunate stereotyping; fun, illustrative narratives; and useful leadership takeaways.
weekendreader_'s review
2.0
I read this book in a work book club and it was a mix bag of like vs. pull my hair out are you kidding me. I think the strategies/recommendations of the book are no different than any other leadership book, so if you're looking for a quick read then reading this book isn't horrible. But, if you are feminist you will find the blatant gender roles and stereotypical gendering of women peppered throughout this book. For example, don't cry because women are more emotional, or women don't negotiate their salaries like me do. WTF. There were glimmers of maybe shit for women is harder and then a few pages later it will undo itself. At any rate I would skip this book for maybe a Brene Brown book instead.
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