Rise: 3 Practical Steps for Advancing Your Career, Standing Out as a Leader, and Liking Your Life
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Summary
A straight-shooting Silicon Valley executive reveals insider career strategies to becoming a great leader， developing your network， succeeding without wasting time， and managing trade-offs between your work and life so your life works。
GET YOUR BREAKTHROUGH
Patty Azzarello became the youngest general manager at Hewlett-Packard at age thirty-three， ran a $1 billion software business at thirty-five， and became a CEO at thirty-eight-all without turning into a self-centered， miserable jerk。
In Rise， Azzarello shares the insider secrets to advancing your career （while having a life） in three practical steps:
DO Better: Set Ruthless Priorities， work and lead more strategically， and deal with frustrating obstacles and stupid people。
LOOK Better: Build your credibility with the people who can help （or blacklist） you。
CONNECT Better: Develop your network without being political。 Get on "the List" of people who get the best opportunities
Whether you are just starting up the corporate ladder， stuck midcareer， transitioning， or eyeing the corner office， Rise shows you the difference between getting ahead and just working hard。
GET YOUR BREAKTHROUGH
Patty Azzarello became the youngest general manager at Hewlett-Packard at age thirty-three， ran a $1 billion software business at thirty-five， and became a CEO at thirty-eight-all without turning into a self-centered， miserable jerk。
In Rise， Azzarello shares the insider secrets to advancing your career （while having a life） in three practical steps:
DO Better: Set Ruthless Priorities， work and lead more strategically， and deal with frustrating obstacles and stupid people。
LOOK Better: Build your credibility with the people who can help （or blacklist） you。
CONNECT Better: Develop your network without being political。 Get on "the List" of people who get the best opportunities
Whether you are just starting up the corporate ladder， stuck midcareer， transitioning， or eyeing the corner office， Rise shows you the difference between getting ahead and just working hard。
Reviews
Hannah Visse
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Some of the most straightforward practical advice for success in the corporate world。 This is a book I will definitely read again later in my career。 I loved the no nonsense yet kinda approach taken by the author。 It was also incredibly refreshing to read from a woman’s leadership book that doesn’t have a dumbed down girl boss tone。 I also enjoyed the candor provided by the author of the pros and cons of moving up the corporate ladder。 Would definitely recommend this book to others trying to gro Some of the most straightforward practical advice for success in the corporate world。 This is a book I will definitely read again later in my career。 I loved the no nonsense yet kinda approach taken by the author。 It was also incredibly refreshing to read from a woman’s leadership book that doesn’t have a dumbed down girl boss tone。 I also enjoyed the candor provided by the author of the pros and cons of moving up the corporate ladder。 Would definitely recommend this book to others trying to grow their career！ 。。。more
Khin Thanda
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The book has a plan laid out for you that is actionable。 It tells you that if you want to be an executive， you need to start thinking like an executive。 The book tells you exactly how to do it。
Hayley Hu
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Great the book taught me not to work hard！
Victor
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Excellent book for growing your career。 Practical， real-world advice。
Siyu
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新年新鸡汤，很好！It's not bad for an unabashedly ladder climbing book。 Very honest。 The parts about how not to spend time on tasks and setting a 20-year-into-the-future life goal were the most helpful。 Her background in marketing informs a lot of the claims/approaches， but I feel a lot of it won't work on people around me - corporate culture with a much more diverse， millennial workforce is very different from that 20 years ago。 新年新鸡汤，很好！It's not bad for an unabashedly ladder climbing book。 Very honest。 The parts about how not to spend time on tasks and setting a 20-year-into-the-future life goal were the most helpful。 Her background in marketing informs a lot of the claims/approaches， but I feel a lot of it won't work on people around me - corporate culture with a much more diverse， millennial workforce is very different from that 20 years ago。 。。。more
Susan
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This is the best career book I have read。 It's practical and actionable， and really thought-provoking。 My manager recommended this book to me， and I recommend it too :） The first part felt most relevant and helpful to me， about how to make more time when you are already overwhelmed， how to work the right way AND be less busy。 This is the best career book I have read。 It's practical and actionable， and really thought-provoking。 My manager recommended this book to me， and I recommend it too :） The first part felt most relevant and helpful to me， about how to make more time when you are already overwhelmed， how to work the right way AND be less busy。 。。。more
Sofia
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One of the best books on leadership。 It's not comprehensive， but it has an amazing chapter about what real leaders should do to succeed。 It also has fantastic tips on how to advance in your career， how to manage， and how to be organised and enjoy your new leadership roles。 One of the best books on leadership。 It's not comprehensive， but it has an amazing chapter about what real leaders should do to succeed。 It also has fantastic tips on how to advance in your career， how to manage， and how to be organised and enjoy your new leadership roles。 。。。more
Augustinas
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Good recipe for tuna sandwich， oh and few more on how not to fail as manager and do the needful for the same
Will Mallory
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It was solid， a good look at one woman’s rise from lowly rep to CEO and her lessons along the way。 It has helped me realize a number of critical lessons。 I’d recommend this book！
Joanna
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Loved it！ Should be required reading for any manager， and something I plan to return to at varying models of my career。。
Viktor Lototskyi
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Hands-on， the best book I've read so far on how to survive and strive in the Sea of Work。I'd recommend it to anyone， but especially to senior developers who are wondering what to expect at the next level or why they're not getting there。Why working overtime leads to nowhere， why workhorses stay where they are， how to make your work visible and meaningful， how to talk to the business in their language， why the difference between outcome and output is critical， how to find time for extra work， how Hands-on， the best book I've read so far on how to survive and strive in the Sea of Work。I'd recommend it to anyone， but especially to senior developers who are wondering what to expect at the next level or why they're not getting there。Why working overtime leads to nowhere， why workhorses stay where they are， how to make your work visible and meaningful， how to talk to the business in their language， why the difference between outcome and output is critical， how to find time for extra work， how to build your communication network， how to set your ruthless priorities and so on。 There are tons of decent advice， very well structured and straightforward language， and many relevant stories and examples。 。。。more
Jill Carpio
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The most pragmatic career book I have read so far。 I love how Patty Azzarello is refreshingly honest about what it takes to climb up: you need to be capable， to be credible， and to be connected to the right people。Some lessons I loved from this book:1。 The higher you climb up the ladder， the less you’re expected to do the actual work （as she put it， become a workhorse）。 Rather， you need to work at a higher level and match your objectives to the company’s。2。 The nuances of company networks and po The most pragmatic career book I have read so far。 I love how Patty Azzarello is refreshingly honest about what it takes to climb up: you need to be capable， to be credible， and to be connected to the right people。Some lessons I loved from this book:1。 The higher you climb up the ladder， the less you’re expected to do the actual work （as she put it， become a workhorse）。 Rather， you need to work at a higher level and match your objectives to the company’s。2。 The nuances of company networks and politics。 She tells it like it is: if politics can’t be avoided， what are the ways you can use it in a positive way？3。 There are a LOT of ugly and exhausting of being an executive， so you need to know if you actually want to be one， or if you just want executive pay。All in all， I can’t sing enough praises about this book。 She did a great job of managing people’s expectations about what corporate life is really about。 I would recommend it for other people who are looking to become executives in the future。 。。。more
William
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A book packed with valuable career advice。
Alireza Aghamohammadi
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کتاب در رابطه با این موضوع است که چطور میتوان پلههای ترقی را در سازمان طی کرد و تبدیل به مدیر و رهبر تیم شد。 ایده اصلی کتاب بر سه عنصر استوار است:۱。 بهتر انجام دهید۲。 بهتر دیده شوید۳。 بهتر ارتباط برقرار کنیدنویسنده ادعا میکند که اکثر متخصصان فقط روی مورد اول زمان میگذارند و سعی میکنند با سختکوشی و بهتر انجام دادن کارها ترقی کنند。 اما برای رسیدن به موفقیت و رشد هر سه عامل باید در کنار یکدیگر قرار بگیرد。 اگر شما سختکوش باشید اما دیده نشوید، کسی به کاری که کردید اهمیتی نمیدهد。 همچنین برای ا کتاب در رابطه با این موضوع است که چطور میتوان پلههای ترقی را در سازمان طی کرد و تبدیل به مدیر و رهبر تیم شد。 ایده اصلی کتاب بر سه عنصر استوار است:۱。 بهتر انجام دهید۲。 بهتر دیده شوید۳。 بهتر ارتباط برقرار کنیدنویسنده ادعا میکند که اکثر متخصصان فقط روی مورد اول زمان میگذارند و سعی میکنند با سختکوشی و بهتر انجام دادن کارها ترقی کنند。 اما برای رسیدن به موفقیت و رشد هر سه عامل باید در کنار یکدیگر قرار بگیرد。 اگر شما سختکوش باشید اما دیده نشوید، کسی به کاری که کردید اهمیتی نمیدهد。 همچنین برای این که رشد کنید باید شبکهای از افراد بدردبخور ایجاد کنید و با آنها ارتباط داشته باشید。 این افراد فرصتهای بینظری در مسیر رشد برایتان به ارمغان میآورند。ایده کتاب جالب است و من هم کاملا با آن موافقم。 اما متن کتاب بعد از مدتی خستهکننده میشد و دلیل ۲ ستاره دادنم هم همین است。 。。。more
Vaibhav Sarkale
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Absolute gold standard book！ The frameworks， strategic and tactical advise provided in the book lead to multitude of action items which can help each one of us in our careers。 Highly recommended。
Given Ramadzanga
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Practical steps to managing your career， and drawing up a map to your next career move。 This book is for anyone who is interested in coming up with a career strategy。
Zoffix Znet
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It's an alright book， divided into three parts: "DO better。 LOOK better。 CONNECT better。"It definitely feels like the "DO better" part was the original piece， and then the author realized it was too short to fill a book。 The book starts very strongly， offering great advice on how to "DO" stuff at the right level。Then， it just nose-dives in the "LOOK" better part。 Some good points are there， but overall this part advises you to be manipulative and fake。 Much of the advice feels out of touch for t It's an alright book， divided into three parts: "DO better。 LOOK better。 CONNECT better。"It definitely feels like the "DO better" part was the original piece， and then the author realized it was too short to fill a book。 The book starts very strongly， offering great advice on how to "DO" stuff at the right level。Then， it just nose-dives in the "LOOK" better part。 Some good points are there， but overall this part advises you to be manipulative and fake。 Much of the advice feels out of touch for the target audience （e。g。 spend $50+ on your haircut; hire a communicator if you suck at presentations）。 There are two typos， which to me shows the book didn't spend enough time in the editing process。 The book tries to。。。 rise。。。 back up in the "CONNECT" part， but by that point the "LOOK" part made me form a strong opinion on the author being judgmental and fake， so that the advice to connect better with people is felt through this lens of manipulation。4/10。 Needs serious editing。 。。。more
Stephanie Lottridge
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Super helpful， actionable tips for career growth！
Ishita Batra
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A candid， clear， and practical guide for building your career。 The book is organized into three sections， Do Better， Look Better， and Connect Better - but I found myself classifying the content into three different phases of a career: when you start out as an individual contributor， when you become a manager， and when you become a leader/executive。 A lot of the advice isn’t groundbreaking， but the fact that it’s all in one place， organized clearly and expressed succinctly， makes the book an exce A candid， clear， and practical guide for building your career。 The book is organized into three sections， Do Better， Look Better， and Connect Better - but I found myself classifying the content into three different phases of a career: when you start out as an individual contributor， when you become a manager， and when you become a leader/executive。 A lot of the advice isn’t groundbreaking， but the fact that it’s all in one place， organized clearly and expressed succinctly， makes the book an excellent reference。 The content on starting out in your career especially covers a lot of topics that people end up having to figure out/muddle through on their own。 This includes topics like making sense of the workplace， sorting through competing demands so you can distinguish yourself， redefining your job to match your core strengths， and much more。 I wish I’d read this before starting out in my career！ This book also shines at explaining how your job responsibilities change as you become more senior。 I also like how the author gives concrete roadmaps， such as how you should find mentors and build and maintain a professional network。 There’s one chapter on dressing the part that I thought did not live up to the bar set by the rest of the book。 But overall， I found this an insightful and concise read， with some really useful strategies for how to build your career。 。。。more
Traca Savadogo
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The book I recommend the most。 If you're on the career track at a company， hands down， this is the best book to get straight up， non-nonsense advice that will make a massive difference。 I first read it shouting Ah Ha moments in every chapter。 Then I formed a book club specifically to cover this book。 If I could， I'd give every new career woman this book。 It's a game changer， for sure。 The book I recommend the most。 If you're on the career track at a company， hands down， this is the best book to get straight up， non-nonsense advice that will make a massive difference。 I first read it shouting Ah Ha moments in every chapter。 Then I formed a book club specifically to cover this book。 If I could， I'd give every new career woman this book。 It's a game changer， for sure。 。。。more
Neesa
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Fantastic book！ Good book is like having a career mentor， who gives you advice and directions of how to move forward in your work。 Written in a very engaging way with a lot of great strategies that can be utilized at any level of your career growth。
Girish Kamath
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A Terrific Read。 5 stars。Along-with few other books （Making of a Manager， the Hard Thing about Hard Things）， RISE is a great read on how to manage your career。 You get lots of practical advice and it forces you to think about important things you could have ignored till now。 Few of her advices which I found extremely useful:•tNegotiate your job description & get areas added where you are strong•tHow to delegate effectively and still keep ownership of the outcome•tEffective ways to build credibil A Terrific Read。 5 stars。Along-with few other books （Making of a Manager， the Hard Thing about Hard Things）， RISE is a great read on how to manage your career。 You get lots of practical advice and it forces you to think about important things you could have ignored till now。 Few of her advices which I found extremely useful:•tNegotiate your job description & get areas added where you are strong•tHow to delegate effectively and still keep ownership of the outcome•tEffective ways to build credibility and your Personal Brand•tHow to create visibility for yourself•tBuilding connections – mentors， networking， asking for supportTill I read this book， I never realized the importance of having mentors & keeping connections with one’s network – great advice。 As I moved from a role of managing a small team to managing a larger team， I am fortunate to have come across this book which had many useful advices on self & team management。 In fact， this book has been so useful & that I will definitely re-read it sometime in next couple of years。 A terrific read。 5 stars。 。。。more
Sean Ship
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Practical and informative roadmap for navigating corporate life， and building a successful career。 A little light on tuna in some areas of the book。
Lucy
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This is a really great business book - concrete actions for advancing your career， a very honest and realistic look at what it takes to be an executive and a leader at any level。
5nomads
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Amazing BookShe said all the things I’ve been feeling for years but with a strategy to get things on the right track。 This is on my must read list。
kelly
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"Who needs a mentor when you can read this book？" -- a back cover quote that sums it up for me， too。 （Kidding。 You should still get a mentor。）I didn't find the title very compelling and almost didn't read it for that reason。 I already like my life。 I'm pretty happy with how I've advanced my career so far。 But I just fell in love with the straightforward， snappy writing and great， practical ideas。 I have so many passages underlined and will be referring back to this book throughout my career， I'm "Who needs a mentor when you can read this book？" -- a back cover quote that sums it up for me， too。 （Kidding。 You should still get a mentor。）I didn't find the title very compelling and almost didn't read it for that reason。 I already like my life。 I'm pretty happy with how I've advanced my career so far。 But I just fell in love with the straightforward， snappy writing and great， practical ideas。 I have so many passages underlined and will be referring back to this book throughout my career， I'm sure。 。。。more
Jasmine
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This book had been on my list for a while， and I'm glad I finally read it。 I love how simple and straightforward Patty's writing is。 I had a few moments of feeling physically uncomfortable because of how clearly she pointed out important things that I knew I wasn't doing well， which is a good thing for anyone who wants to get better at navigating their working world。 While not all of it may feel 100% applicable if you're not currently leading people， I feel like it's good to know what you might This book had been on my list for a while， and I'm glad I finally read it。 I love how simple and straightforward Patty's writing is。 I had a few moments of feeling physically uncomfortable because of how clearly she pointed out important things that I knew I wasn't doing well， which is a good thing for anyone who wants to get better at navigating their working world。 While not all of it may feel 100% applicable if you're not currently leading people， I feel like it's good to know what you might be getting into if that's something you aspire to do。 。。。more
Alex Bulankou
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The book focuses on simple values: time， clear， simple， repetitive messaging， not being a "workhorse" and working on the right level。 Not saying "bifurcate" if you can say "split" and keeping yourself and others accountable for advancing the solution forward。 The book focuses on simple values: time， clear， simple， repetitive messaging， not being a "workhorse" and working on the right level。 Not saying "bifurcate" if you can say "split" and keeping yourself and others accountable for advancing the solution forward。 。。。more
Marj Koppelaar
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By far the best book I’ve read about how to advance your career！
Melike Harfouche
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