Unlock Your Potential: 10 Proven Strategies for Achieving Professional Success

Leena Khiani: Must read for anyone who wants to take control of their professional destiny.
Put Carla’s pearls on your walls and read them daily.

United States on Mar 18, 2023

Natasha: Uma mulher Preta que ganhou wall street é super appealing. No livro a autora reflete como ela joga com o sistema e utilizou isso para ascender em sua carreira. O sistema é assim, favorece homens brancos e ela conseguiu vencer apesar dele. Maravilhoso. Mas e aí o que fazer com essa posição sabe ?! Acredito que eu esperava de verdade que ao atingir certo nível de status ela fizesse algo para melhorar o sistema mas basicamente ela concorda com ele, o que de fato me deixou um pouco decepcionada. De qualquer maneira são ótimas dicas para sobreviver e crescer no mundo corporativo da maneira que ele está desenhado hoje.

Brazil on Mar 11, 2023

Reena: At a time in my career when I needed the pearls, this book landed and has been so inspirational...must read for all at different levels in their career

Canada on Feb 20, 2023

Camacho: I've been telling everyone about this book! I can only imagine where I'd be had this book been given to me as I started out in the corporate world. Great gift for all graduates, be it high school or college.

United States on Jul 06, 2022

Nopohboy: Carla is a pearl of the book..I love everything about the book but above all for someone who has weathered the storm to reach back and let those walking into the storm is priceless..I am add a high point of my career with my next as a senior in the agency..The more tools you have the better off you are...thx carla

United States on Apr 29, 2021

Nabeel Ur Rehman: There are many good points about this book. Some of the notable are:
1. Practical advise
2. Easy follow tips and techniques
3. All points are actionable and simple

Although, it’s one of my favourite books but one point I didn’t like is about merging of Bibel sayings. I fully understand that Carla has strong faith and I respect that aspect. It’s just, I didn’t find that merge useful.

Nevertheless, one of the recommended reads. Thank you Carla for decomposing corporate jigsaw puzzle into bite size tips ;)

Germany on Mar 14, 2021

Amazon Customer: Awesome

Canada on Aug 24, 2019

Nadaa A. Taiyab: I’ve seen Carla Harris speak twice and I absolutely loved her, so I decided to read her book. This book is about how to succeed in your professional life and instead of being one of those annoying pompous business books, this one is grounded in spirituality and universal truths. I agree complete with her advice about setting your own agenda at work, speaking up, taking risks, helping others, and coming to work each day with an expectation and determination to win.

I particularly like her chapter on perception being the copilot of reality. She recommends you pick three adjectives you want others at work to use to describe you and to make sure that you very consciously reinforces those attributes every day. They of course must be authentic to who you are as well.

I also loved her story about how she cultivated and image of being tough when someone told her she was not perceived as being tough enough for Wall Street! I myself was once an investment banning analyst at Goldman Sachs. Although I really liked my colleagues, I hated every minute of the job itself. However, I realized it was very important to be perceived as “busy.” So instead of sauntering leisurely...

United States on Jun 18, 2019

Amazon Customer: good

Canada on Feb 19, 2019

KAW216: Many good thoughts here. It is very true that it's more about who's your buddy at work than performance. You have to play the game a tiny bit at least..or you will be shunned. Sometimes however there are unfair advantages that you can NEVER overcome-- like...being female...or not being the same ethnic background as your boss and (usually 'his') friends. Women are valued for sex appeal and deferring to men in the work place ....yes it's 2011-but this is still true no matter what folks say. So, depending on your career goals, and pace you want to move up at...button your shirt to those levels. Work hard and pray you get a good boss who is not 'typical'. This book has good tips for professional environments....but..again...underlying all the professionalism..is bias and sexual tension and unresolved power issues-...and yes- I am ticked about it...but this book will give you some great guidelines on how to cover yourself professionally..the rest is murky.

United States on Jun 12, 2011