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...What inspired you to write this book? I really never thought about writing a business book before. They struck me as dry and kind of boring and I even have a hard time getting through one myself. But I've lectured at many American universities and many young women would come up to me after my speeches and ask why I don't write about my business experience. As I recently resigned from my corporate job [at Veuve Cliquot], I decided now was the time to write...
What do you hope women will gain from the book? The word that I constantly hear out of women is fear. It's almost like a background melody. Women have excellent degrees and experience, but we are afraid we aren't good enough because we have such high expectations. You must of course find your passion, but quality of life should take precedence over your work life...
There is no shortage of business books out there. What sets your book apart from everything else being that's been written on the subject? I noticed that the current [business] books on the market are all written by Fortune 500 male CEOs and they don't really address the issues that women face. I make the analogy between developing a brand for a product and a brand for a woman. Women are not only judged by the value of delivering reports and presentations, but also by how we look and how we behave much more than...
...make a mention in your book of TIME's decision to select American Women as its 1975 Person of the Year. What is your perspective on that? TIME's year of the woman in 1975 was nice as a concept, but it wasn't necessarily the case [for women] down in the trenches. Back then women were few and far between in business, even in America. It was too early and we were not there yet. Things have only started to speed up for the past five to 10 years and now things are changing. (Read TIME's cover story...
...also stress the importance of mentoring in the book. Why do you think this is so important? Young women need more role models and mentors. We can't get to the top key positions because the men are there and they are threatened because we are smarter than them...