Playing for Keeps: How a 21st century businesswoman beat the boys

PLAYING FOR KEEPS in business provides a cheat sheet for success.THERESE ALLISON A GROUNDBREAKING PIONEER OF EXECUTIVE WOMEN SHARES HER SIXTEEN PEARLS OF WISDOM THAT SHE USED OVER 35 YEARS OF BUSINESS AND LIFE - WHICH ANY PERSON CAN ADOPT TO ACHIEVE SUCCESS.Business adventures and a bold familys history merge in this compelling entertaining and fact-filled narrative...the author weaves clear personal leadership take-aways into her own challenges and aspirations with links back to the compelling history of her predecessors in her family... - Bruce Craven - Faculty Columbia Business School Executive Education.After reading PLAYING FOR KEEPS I went through several rounds of interviews for two DAs offices. Out of 100 applicants I was fortunate to be offered both jobs. The whole time I was thinking of your tips to success especially at times when I was the only female in the room. I kept telling myself people work with people they like so just be likeable!!!. - Kaitlin R.Therese Allison presents us with a book that is in part a family memoir and in part an insight into the mindset of an extremely successful businesswoman. I laughed I cried and I scribbled down lessons I wanted to learn. This intimate biography is inspiring and timeless. If you have ever dreamed of retiring at 43 and wondered how you can achieve such a thing then this is a book you cant afford to pass by. - Artisan Book Review