The Male Factor; The Unwritten Rules, Misperceptions, and Secret Beliefts of Men in the Workplace, The Groundbreaking Research that Reveals What Every Women Should Know by Shaunti Feldhan; 2009; 316 pages; Multnomah Books, Colorado Springs, Co; 978-1-60142-120-3;This book provided in exchange for a review. 1/11-1/16; A-

This was actually written for women who are not understanding how men operate, how can men say “it’s not personal, it’s just business” and other misunderstandings.  Ms. Feldhahn comprehensively surveyed men from a wide variety of jobs, ages, ethnicities and salarys.  She found out how men worked and then presented the findings in a very understandable way.  She points out the differences in how actions are perceived between men and women, how what one may find inconsequential is a major faux paux to the other.  I found out some things that I did not know about how women communicate and why sometimes there are disagreements over communication and moving forward on a project.  Although this is written primarily for women, many men would do well to read this also.

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