I especially enjoyed his chapter titled: Women Make Better Leaders (When That's What They Really Want To Do). Mr. Smith surveys the rise of women in executive circles historically and raises questions about the possibility of leadership being gender-neutral. A good point he makes is that both genders could learn a lot from each other to create a composite leadership style. An additional topic covered that is typically mute in business cultures: Thou Shalt Not Play Favorites with Friends and Family (Except When It Makes a lot of Sense). In this excellent chapter he explores the non-objectivity of favoritism and nepotism, and the pitfalls or pluses it can pose to effective leadership.

If you’re yearning to climb the corporate ladder or in school for business, read this behind-the-scenes look at business. Definitely a stage that has rarely been written about so honestly.