The Girls' Guide to Power and Success shows readers how. It's packed with frank advice and hard-won lessons including: * It's not what you say, it's how you say it. Learn to strip out the hesitant ""buts""; intimate details; and indirect phrasings -- and assert yourself effectively. * Develop the confidence to ask for what you want. Learn how to create opportunities for yourself rather than waiting for them to be offered. * Look for companies that ""get it.""