Winning Nice

Critical Praise

"Proving nice guys and gals can finish first, Stone offers evidence from her own career, including her win on The Apprentice: Martha Stewart. As founder and publisher of Her Sports+Fitness magazine, she and Dieter, her husband, weave her professional life story to date with advice gathered as they've sprinted down their respective career paths. With the same attention to detail and good cheer she exhibited through her weeks on the show, she shares the business etiquette and interpersonal skills she credits with her success. That advice, which forms her seven building blocks, is easily implemented—like smiling to set the tone of a meeting even when it occurs by phone. Always upbeat, Stone incorporates her advice with inspirational quotes from sources as diverse as basketball legend Michael Jordan, Woodrow Wilson and publisher Steve Forbes. Stressing the effectiveness of niceties like thank-you notes, she offers detailed directions on how to politely and effectively ask for raises and ace job interviews. Countering the reigning notion that business success is a matter of crushing or being crushed, she advises the best way to help yourself is by helping others. It is, Stone says, not winning that should be important, but how you win."
-Publishers Weekly (starred review)

"In promoting the power of commerce to improve people's lives and produce happiness, Dawna stands out as a business leader-one who, like my grandfather, understands that good business goes beyond mere revenue and profits to foster relationships of goodwill and universal success."
-Steve Forbes, from the Foreword

"The reason Dawna Stone won Apprentice: Martha Stewart is that she is not only smart, good natured, and able to succeed in challenging situations, she is incredibly NICE. It has been a pleasure knowing Dawna, working with her, and advising her. This book, her first, is full of wonderful anecdotes, personal life lessons, and advice for others, who like her, are entrepreneurial and hard working."
-Martha Stewart

"Read each and every page in this fantastic book . . . then quickly put each lesson to use, and you will become the winner you were born to be."
-Anthony Parinello, Wall Street Journal bestselling author, Think & Sell Like a CEO

"WINNING NICE is a not-so-gentle reminder that these two powerful words are not mutually exclusive. In fact, it's a great read and should be required reading for today's managers. Dawna's examples are powerful and yet so simple."
-Sue Brush, senior vice president, Westin Hotels & Resorts

"Dawna provides a practical roadmap to infusing personal integrity and commitment into our business relationships, and shows us how to wield these relationships in a positive way to accelerate a professional career."
-David A. Alberga, CEO, The Active Network

"I love this book! It should be required reading for everyone going through business school today. After all, being successful in business is due to being nice and respectful as much as it is due to working hard and smart."
-Kim Martin, general manager of WE television

"WINNING NICE holds the true key to success-treating people with respect, decency, and care. Dawna Stone has provided readers with a valuable resource that demonstrates the power of putting relationships first. I highly recommend this book filled with inspiring stories, rock-solid advice, and a wealth of practical tools."
-Cheryl Richardson, author of Take Time for Your Life

"Dawna has taken her common sense, results oriented, and values-driven approach to life and business and outlined a practical application we all should implement. No matter what stage you're at in your career, you will find something that speaks to you. It's one of those professional development books that will be read and referenced frequently, and mentors will pass it on to their younger colleagues."
-Peter R. Giulioni, Jr., executive director, Keenan MBA Career Resource Center, USC Marshall School of Business

"Both authors are accomplished entrepreneurs and their experience as managers is translated in this book to a very useful 'how to' work."
-Professor Bill Cockrum, UCLA Anderson Graduate School of Management

"In Winning Nice, she offers concrete advice and dozens of examples to help people take control of their future and make a positive impact – while achieving remarkable career success."
-Sohobizdigest.com

"In Winning Nice, Dawna Stone invites her reader to rise above the day-to-day in order to glimpse a new vision of the workplace. Through concrete examples, she illustrates just how powerful "nice" can be. With a positive perspective and appropriate boundaries, the corporate world can be both thrilling and fulfilling. It can be the perfect complement to a satisfying personal life. This is the vision of Winning Nice."
-Armchairinterviews.com