Why?

At a moment in time when office space was being allocated.....a colleague mentioned a book she had recently read called 'Nice Girls Don't get the Corner Office' that inspired her to push aside the natural 'niceness' to gain the space she wanted (she did!). I'll leave you to read the blurb on Amazon to find out what it is all about http://www.amazon.com/Nice-Girls-Dont-Corner-Office/dp/0446531324. I haven't read it (yet) but the idea is an catchy one.

In a spooky sort of way, the other week IPAA in Hobart hosted a debate at Parliament House on the very issue. No question about it, the night was clearly won by those who argued that you can be nice and occupy a prime piece of real estate.

What intrigues me is the LibraryThing list of similar books (see TALISPlus): what does it mean when Don't go to the cosmetics counter without me : a unique guide to over 35,000 products, plus the latest skin-care research by Begoun, Paula rates a mention?

Did I mention...it's gift time at Clinique? Maybe that's the connection.