Advice for women from women for negotiating their own leadershipcareersThis is a practical guide for any woman dealing with a demandingrole. Drawing on extensive interviews with women leaders, theauthors isolate five key challenges: Intelligence; Backing;Resources; Buy-In; and Making a Difference. The three expertauthors reveal what women have to teach us about the challenges andopportunities of leadership. As Tom Peters said of this book,"Women roar . . . . will help individual women negotiate what theyneed to success as leaders and help their firms support them intheir efforts. That way we all win!"* Describes five key actions for leadership success: Drill Deep,Start from Strength, Assemble the Building Blocks, Gather Momentum,and Make Your Mark* Filled with prescriptive advice and a wide range of approachesfor helping women with leadership challenges* Lead authors wrote the The ShadowNegotiation, which wasthen released in paperback as Everyday NegotiationThe book includes interviews with high-profile women leadersincluding Ann Moore (CEO of Time Inc.), Ann Mulcahy (CEO of Xerox),and Harvard's Rosabeth Moss Kanter.

Introduction: Taking Your Place at the Leadership Table: It'sStill a Test.Chapter 1: Drill Deep: Negotiating the Intelligence for InformedDecisions.Chapter 2: Mobilize Backers: Negotiating for CriticalSupport.Chapter 3: Garner Resources: Negotiating Key Allocations.Chapter 4: Bring People on Board: Negotiating Buy-In.Chapter 5: Make a Difference: The Big Challenge.Appendix A: A Road Map to Negotiating the Five Challenges.Appendix B: What Organizations Can Learn from How Women LeadersNegotiate the Five Challenges.Notes.Bibliography.Acknowledgments.About the Authors.Index.