The Good Boss: Nine Ways Every Manager Can Support Women at Work

When it comes to a woman’s day-to-day experience and her career trajectory, one key player has the most significant impact: her boss. To truly support women in the workplace, managers—men and women alike—need to step up.

The good news is that many of the things you can do to be a better manager for women are easy.

In The Good Boss, business leader Kate Eberle Walker offers timely, practical advice based on her experiences as CEO of The Princeton Review and PresenceLearning, the lessons she learned working her way up the corporate ladder, and the stories that other successful women have shared with her.

You’ll learn how to:

• Relate to the women you work with by finding authentic connections
• Know what to do (and what not to do) when a new parent returns to work
• Deal with problematic comments and behaviors from coworkers
• Use honesty, not chivalry, to show respect as a boss

Eberle Walker also shares insights from fellow CEOs across a range of industries who use creative, forward-thinking methods to support women throughout an entire organization. This guide is for all managers who want to avoid common missteps, get great results from their employees, and put them on the path to happy and fulfilling careers.

About the Author

Kate Eberle Walker is a CEO, author and working mom. Her book The Good Boss: Nine Ways Every Manager Can Support Women at Work calls upon all managers, especially men, to take an active role in lifting women up in their organizations. She is the CEO of PresenceLearning, the leading provider of special education teletherapy for K-12 schools. She leads a majority female employee population, providing a flexible career path for over 1,500 special education clinicians, many of whom are working mothers. Kate’s first C-Suite role was at The Princeton Review, where she became CEO at age 39. 

Reviews

“The Good Boss frames the full scope of challenges that women encounter. The book is a must-read for every male CEO and manager, and it gives all of us practical ways we can support women every day.” —Brian Grey, CEO of Remind and former CEO of Bleacher Report

“Any leader seeking to create value recognizes the critical importance of a high-performing team. The Good Boss provides an understanding of why diverse organizations outperform their peers and actionable guidance on how to get there.” —Laurence Franklin, former CEO of Tumi

“The Good Boss helps managers genuinely understand, support, and develop the women on their teams. A must-read for leaders who are serious about helping people reach their full potential.” —Robert Avossa, EdD, national education leader

“Kate Eberle Walker’s The Good Boss comes at a critical time when it is being shown that the pandemic and the ‘she-cession’ it has brought have disproportionately impacted working women.” —Deborah Quazzo, managing partner of GSV Ventures and cofounder of ASU+GSV Summit

Dimensions: 14.45 x 2.29 x 21.74 cm