Cracking The Boy's Club Code: The Woman's Guide to Being Heard and Valued in the Workplace

by Michael Johnson

Wouldn't it be nice to have a decoder ring to understand how men think?
Cracking The Boy's Club Code gives you creative strategies for winning respect from male coworkers and getting the outcomes you want.
In a unique, engaging style respectful of both sexes, Michael Johnson outlines gender communication styles and how to work within them to enable more harmonious interoffice interactions. Learn communication strategies that help you get heard, appreciated and rewarded.
* Discover hidden rules that govern men’s behavior at work  
* Learn the top 10 ways women sabotage themselves
* How to offer ideas with authority--and get credit for them
* Identify your unconscious habits that undermine credibility
With practical suggestions geared toward the business world, Johnson shows us how men’s conversational rituals and verbal power games can cause your best efforts to go unnoticed and unappreciated in the workplace. A must read for women who work with men, this book offers a peek into to the male business mind. Once you’ve Cracked the Boy’s Club Code , you’ll be heard, valued, and appreciated--without compromising your authenticity.

272 pages, Paperback

First published January 1, 2009

About the author

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Michael Johnson, founder of Diamond Dynamic (www.Diamond-Dynamic.com) helps corporations increase innovation and revenues through better communication, morale and understanding among its most value resource; the men and women of its workforce.

Although biologically wired to think like a man, raising two daughters forced him to see the world through the eyes of women and fostered Mike's interest in gender communication. Today's his daughters enjoy successful careers in two male-dominated occupations; law enforcement Sheriff and professional chef.

Prior to starting his own business communication consulting firm, Mike enjoyed a successful sales career with General Electric and was recruited to develop and teach training and communication courses for GE employees.

Mike now lectures for San Jose State College of Business, UCSC and the Haas Graduate School of Business at U.C. Berkeley on entrepreneurship and is on the board of the Association for Corporate Growth and a member of Boardroom Bound, an organization dedicated to assisting women in preparing for and obtaining board positions in corporate America. He is also a mentor for Astia, a non-profit helping women owned businesses obtain funding.

Mike has been featured in INC Magazine, Sales & Marketing Management, San Jose Business Journal, the San Jose Mercury News and the Santa Cruz Sentinel.

In addition to a Masters Degree in Electrical Engineering, Mike holds advanced certifications in Neuropsychology, Linguistics and Hypnotherapy and is coauthor of "Getting the Business Breakthrough You Want."

Mike Johnson can be reached at 831.688.6811 or emailed at mike@Diamond-Dynamic.com

Reviews

[Katie G · Rating 4 out of 5]

Interesting and somewhat helpful - though very broad sweeping and stereotypical. Would recc to the corporate girlies tho bc such a fast read and can take what sticks

[Angela · Rating 5 out of 5]

An assigned book I read for work about how to communicate better with men to make more progress in business. Explains a lot about the differences in male and female brains and how to make subtle changes in one's behavior for more effective relationships, both inside and outside the office. Some of the techniques I have tried with success. Looking forward to implementing more of the techniques for more professional success in the near future!