The Career Woman's Diary: How Not to Lose the Joy of Life in Office Wars

“The Career Woman’s Diary” is an honest and personal account of how to rise to the top in the corporate world while still not losing one’s own “self.” Marina Pavlyukevich, who worked her way from messenger to general director, speaks openly about professional achievements and life lessons that taught her to value every minute and to find reasons for joy even when it seems like everything is working against her.

In the book, there are not only motivating stories about how she managed to pull companies out of pre-bankruptcy conditions, but also vivid, sometimes funny episodes from everyday life as a woman executive. How not to let a business fall apart? What lessons does the corporate system teach? And most importantly—where to find time for loved ones and for yourself, when the job demands maximum involvement?

The author doesn’t hand out universal instructions—instead, Marina shares with warmth and self-irony what she understood from her own experience. This book shows that optimism is possible even in difficult periods, and behind the image of a tough manager there is often a subtly feeling, emotional person.