Landing the job is only the beginning. According to internationally recognized executive coach and leadership expert Dr. Lois Frankel, far too many young women enter the workforce believing their degree, talent and hard work will speak for themselves.
“Unfortunately, workplace success often depends on understanding dynamics nobody teaches you before you enter the real world,” Frankel said. “That reality can hit especially hard during the first 90 days, when new hires are being quietly evaluated not just for competence, but for confidence, communication style, executive presence and perceived leadership potential.”
To help women navigate these realities, Frankel has released a fully updated 2026 edition of her New York Times bestseller, Nice Girls Don’t Get the Corner Office. Addressing everything from AI-driven workplace disruption and corporate gaslighting to the unique challenges faced by women of color, the book delivers effective strategies for building credibility, self-advocating and avoiding subtle mistakes that can derail careers before they gain momentum.
Using real-world scenarios and self-assessment tools, Frankel shares the same strategies she has used to coach Fortune 500 leaders, showing women how they can immediately improve their odds of success by:
• Being an active listener by paraphrasing for understanding
• Building relationships before they need favors
• Learning how decisions are actually made
• Asking questions without apologizing for asking them
• Identifying and eliminating “nice girl” habits that undermine authority
Direct, practical and immediately actionable, Nice Girls Don’t Get the Corner Office addresses today’s cultural shifts that impact women at work — including the Me Too movement, gender fluidity, the shift to remote work, the dismantling of DEI programs and the erosion of women’s reproductive rights — giving women clear strategies to identify and overcome today’s most pressing workplace challenges.
“Nice is necessary, but not sufficient,” Frankel said. “You have the power to take control of your career without being controlling, to speak your mind while still being respectful, and to chase your ambitions without fear or shame.”
Nice Girls Don’t Get the Corner Office: Unconscious Mistakes Women Make that Sabotage Their Careers (Revised 3rd Edition)
Publisher: Balance (An Imprint of Hachette Book Group USA)
Release date: March 3, 2026
ISBN-13: 978-1538776391 Available from: https://www.amazon.com/Nice-Girls-Dont-Corner-Office-dp-1538776391/dp/1538776391
