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Women, Work & the Art of Savoir Faire: Business Sense & Sensibility |  | Author: Mireille Guiliano
Publisher: Atria
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Rating:  24 reviews
Sales Rank: 2799
Media: Hardcover
Edition: First Edition
Pages: 272
Number Of Items: 1
Shipping Weight (lbs): 2.2
Dimensions (in): 8.3 x 5.6 x 1.2
ISBN: 1416589198
Dewey Decimal Number: 650.1082
EAN: 9781416589198
ASIN: 1416589198
Publication Date: October 13, 2009
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Product Description
From the #1 New York Times bestselling author of French Women Don't Get Fat comes every woman's guide to navigating the world of work, living the good life, and savoring every minute of it.
When Mireille Guiliano became a senior executive and spokesperson for Veuve Clicquot, she took the Champagne to the top of the luxury market, using her distinctive French woman's philosophy and style. Now she uses those same talents and savoir faire to help readers pop their own corks and get the mostout of life. Drawing on her experiences at the front lines and highest echelons of the business world, she gives women (and a few men, peut-être) the practical advice they need to make the most of work without skimping on all the other good things in life. With lively lessons, stories, and helpful hints, Mireille teaches every reader how to identify her own passions and talents, improve her communication skills, balance work and life, cope with everyday stress, turn herself into a winning brand, and so much more. From acing a job interview or performance review to hosting a simple but elegant dinner party, Mireille tells it like it is as she shares her secrets for achieving happiness and success at any stage in business and life. Stylish, witty, and wise, Mireille segues easily from the small details to the big picture, never losing sight of what is most important: feeling good, facing challenges, getting ahead, and maximizing pleasure at every opportunity.
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 Interesting View of Women in Business November 19, 2009
M. Waters (Maryland)
0 out of 1 found this review helpful
I liked this different POV of women in business. The author makes it clear that women can succeed in business and in life with grace and style. One should not be tossed to the side in favor of the other.
Advise from someone who knows November 19, 2009
Kevin Holihan
Mirielle Guiliano was the CEO of Veuve Clicquot Champagne. I am interesed in successsful, powerful business women who manage to retain their female side. Ms. Guiliano clearly understands the importance of innovation, branding and quality control for managing a company. Yet, she never feels like she has to be "one of the boys" in order to be successful. All of the ideas in the book clearly support this concept.
Business advice with a French twist November 10, 2009
Kristi in Rochester (Rochester, NY United States)
1 out of 1 found this review helpful
While many may brush of Ms. Guiliano's advice (see previous reviews), there are a shocking number of American women who need to hear what she has to say. We need her advice about manners, poise, and financial independence (how many times have you heard a married employee mention that she needs her partner's "permission" to purchase a professional suit, haircut, or lipstick? It's ridiculous!)
Mireille Guiliano brings a different flavor to the workplace, and it's sorely needed from what I can see. Her stylish perspective is refreshing and freeing. It gives us a glimpse of how we might work with more assurance and strength, even with more style.
I appreciated her European perspective, and her perspective as a more mature woman.
a fun read, more fun than most business books! November 3, 2009
Shannon B Davis (Arlington, MA United States)
2 out of 2 found this review helpful
I have never read any of Mirielle's previous books, but this one has piqued my curiousity for the others. Her writing style is conversational and engaging, and she intermingles anecdotes from her own life with solid advice. While I work in the semiconductor industry and that's a far cry from the Luxury Goods segment, her advice to women workers is sound. I enjoyed reading about her career path. You know what I thought was inspirational? She advises you to follow your passion, noting that passions change, and in addition, live your life in balance - work alongside play. Refreshing viewpoint from a business book, that one. If only we could all vacation like the French! Also, I like the emphasis on being who you are and comfortable in your own skin.
I was actually inspired by the wardrobe section to go through my closet, to remove anything that didn't make me look and feel great. I am inspired, when I go back to work next week after some time off, to follow her advice on dressing better for your job. And while I never appreciated the sentiment when it came from my mom, I believe the author when she says that seductive clothing has no place in the workplace.
One of my favorite chapters was on etiquette. I would love this author to write an entire book on etiquette. She confirmed something I knew to be true - the handwritten note or thank you card is really important. She also confirmed where your napkin should be when you get up, and how you should arrange your fork & knife. I did these things myself but saw so much variation in others that I wasn't sure if it was all in my own head.
 Boorish Bubbly.... October 29, 2009
fascinated observer
9 out of 11 found this review helpful
Let me just say that I tried....really tried to like this book. I ran out and bought it owning the first two that were both so charming. This, well....this is....I will just say nicely, for the most part, is a lesson in snobbery. Her world of champagne promotion is so NOT the norm that I cannot even believe that she thought her "worldly" experience would have great mass appeal. (Notice NOT on the bestseller list here on Amazon. Why didn't she just write a bio?) I speak from experience in the restaurant/event planning/wine world and I know a little of which she speaks. The advice in this book, works from the corporate experience only. You can't help sensing her smuggness. She has worked hard. (which she reminds you over and over again and seems in its self poor taste.) No one is taking that away from her, but who here really appreciated her story for example about "thank you" notes? She mentions how important they are, which I agree with, only to then at the end of the lesson...also say...oh, by the way, if she wanted the note to make an impact she matter-of-factly states, that she would include and send a bottle of Champagne?!?! Oh really? Well that pops a whole new cork with the thank you...does it not? The whole book is riddled with these hidden tips and tricks. As if she doesn't really want to share her secrets. Why didn't she just say that corporate gifts help? This is irritating because you are suppose to believe her charm and french accent along made her way in the world. Really she rode a nice economic ride in that sliver of a niche which is the luxury market. It is a wave she was fortunately able to ride in the 80's,90's and beyond. Now this market is so...shall we say with the "worldly" recession, passe? The champagne business probably has taken a nose dive right along with the Learjet segment of the market...please. (Maybe this is why she resorted to book writing?!?) And what of all of the women forging different paths as entreprenuers, curing cancer and devoting their time to world peace? Where is their savoir faire? You can't help when reading that the advice given is already outdated and belongs in a past and battered corporate culture that is no longer relevant.
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