Drawing on her own career in magazine publishing and media development, Wolaner shows you how to succeed because of, rather than despite, your unique background and personality. With humor, attitude, and fierce intelligence, she reveals: the keys to successful negotiation on behalf of the company or yourself; what great public speakers know and tricks you can use; how to do the right thing in the gray zones of business ethics; effective ways to recover from a mistake; and much more.

"A Fireside book." Includes index.

Hey Carly, it's different being a woman -- Burn your career plan -- How to listen to your gut -- Mentors and antimentors -- Doing the right thing -- doing the wrong thing--and how to recover from your mistake -- Hiring stars--and keeping them -- Firing--from both sides -- Niceties : manners and rituals -- Tools of the trade -- The unbalanced life of a working mother -- What's next -- P.S.: how a nonparent and anticapitalist raised millions to found Parenting magazine.