Carole Hyatt is an American author and career development professional. She is known for authoring several books and for developing the Leadership Forum, a program to provide leadership guidance and advice for women in executive or entrepreneurial business roles.[1]
Carole Hyatt | |
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| Occupation | Author career development professional motivational speaker |
| Language | English |
| Nationality | American |
| Spouse | Gordon Hyatt |
| Children | Ariel Hyatt |
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Personal life
editCarole Hyatt is married to television producer Gordon Hyatt whom she met while they were both working at CBS in New York City.[1] Gordon and Carole have one daughter, Ariel.[2] Carole and Gordon live in New York City and Stockbridge, Massachusetts. The conservatory in their Massachusetts home has been featured in New England Home magazine for its striking gothic revival architecture.[3]
Career
editHyatt originally started working with women in executive and entrepreneurial positions when she formed the market and social behavior research company Hyatt Esserman Research Associates with business partner June Esserman. The research focused on children and most of the staff were women. When Esserman died in 1982, Carole sold Hyatt Esserman Research Associates and began to focus full-time on career development for women.[1] She has led workshops and been a keynote speaker across Europe, Asia, and the Americas.
Author
editCarole Hyatt has written several books geared towards helping women reach professional success, including the best sellers When Smart People Fail: Rebuilding Yourself for Success and The Woman's Selling Game, both of which have generally received critical success.
When Smart People Fail was co-written with film producer Linda Gottlieb and was originally published in 1987. In describing the process that led to the publication of the book and referring to the death of June Esserman, Chicago Tribune writer Darlene Gavron stated, "To illustrate that failure can be a step toward success, Gottlieb and coauthor Carole Hyatt, 51, draw on interviews with 176 "veterans" of personal and career setbacks. ... It's a process Gottlieb and coauthor Hyatt have experienced firsthand. Fear of failure caused Hyatt to sell a successful New York marketing firm after her partner died."[4]
In reviewing When Smart People Fail, career coach Lorna Kellogg stated that the book is "both informative and practical" and praised the way that the book confronts American taboos related to success and failure.[5]
Hyatt's book The Woman's Selling Game, a career guide primarily intended for self-employed and entrepreneurial women, was similarly well-received, with a Kirkus critic stating that the advice contained within the book is "[set] forth in a dear, relaxed, generally persuasive manner."[6] The book reached best seller status in the United States and was also published and widely distributed in Japan and Thailand.[7]
In 1999, McGraw-Hill Ryerson released a revised and updated version of the book called The New Woman's Selling Game.[8]
The Leadership Forum
editCarole Hyatt developed the Leadership Forum, a career development initiative for women. Through the Forum, Hyatt hosts career development workshops and events focused on improving career strategies and leadership qualities for women in senior positions in various fields. Hyatt's most well-known workshop is called Getting to Next. Author Lynette Lewis, who considers Hyatt her mentor, cites attending a Getting to Next workshop as instrumental in her finding success as a businesswoman working in New York City.[9]
The development of the Leadership Forum and of Hyatt's career working with women in leadership roles was profiled in Pamela Ryckman's recent book Stiletto Network: Inside the Women's Power Circles That Are Changing the Face of Business.[1]
As of 2013, Hyatt has made Leadership Forum speaking appearances in over forty different countries.[10]
Mission: Getting to Next
editIn 2013, Hyatt founded Mission: Getting to Next, a non-profit organization that has established a program that brings together both civilian and military women who are in a transitional period in their lives. In establishing a network of support, retiring military servicewomen are able to apply the skills and leadership of the service to a new civilian career path. Dozens have successfully completed the program.
Notable media appearances
editIn January 2002, Carole and her daughter Ariel were featured on The Oprah Winfrey Show, where they discussed the challenge of balancing family life and business for hardworking parents.[11]
Carole has also appeared on the Today Show, Good Morning America, and CNN.[12]
Works
edit| Year | Title |
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| 1979 | The Woman's Selling Game: How to Sell Yourself — and Anything Else
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| 1980 | Women and Work: Honest Answers to Real Questions
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| 1987 | When Smart People Fail: Rebuilding Yourself for Success
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| 1989 | キャリアパワー
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| 1992 | Shifting Gears: How to Master Career Change and Find the Work That's Right for You
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| 1995 | Lifetime Employability: How to Become Indispensable
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| 1999 | The Woman's New Selling Game: How to Sell Yourself — and Anything Else
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References
edit- ^ a b c d Ryckman, Pamela (2013). Stiletto Network: Inside the Women's Power Circles That Are Changing the Face of Business. AMACOM Div American Mgmt Association. p. 186. ISBN 978-0814432532. Retrieved April 29, 2013.
- ^ McKeon, Nancy (1981). "Getting It Together at Home". New York. 14 (7). New York Media, LLC: 40. Retrieved April 28, 2013.
- ^ Bodah, Paula (July 13, 2012). "Massachusetts Gothic". New England Home. Network Communications, Inc. Retrieved April 29, 2013.
- ^ Gavron, Darlene (April 17, 1988). "Failure Spurs Filmmaker On". Chicago Tribune. Retrieved April 29, 2013.
- ^ Kellogg, Lorna. "Book Reviews: When Smart People Fail, Rebuilding Yourself for Success by Carole Hyatt and Linda Gottlieb". Kellogg & Associates. Retrieved April 28, 2013.
- ^ "THE WOMAN'S SELLING GAME By Carole Hyatt". Kirkus Reviews. Retrieved April 28, 2013.
- ^ Hyatt, Carole (1995). Lifetime Employability: How to Become Indispensable. MasterMedia Publishing Corporation. ISBN 1571010564.
- ^ Hyatt, Carole (1998). The Woman's New Selling Game: How to Sell Yourself — and Anything Else. McGraw-Hill Ryerson. ISBN 007031828X.
- ^ Lewis, Lynette (2008). Climbing the Ladder in Stilettos: 10 Strategies for Stepping Up to Success and Satisfaction at Work. Thomas Nelson Inc. pp. 164–165. ISBN 9781418571054. Retrieved April 28, 2013.
- ^ Chideya, Farai (January 21, 2013). "New adventure — Career Seminar with Carole Hyatt". Farai.com. Farai Chideya. Archived from the original on February 19, 2015. Retrieved April 29, 2013.
- ^ Parkman, Allen (2007). Smart Marriage: Using Your (Business) Head As Well As Your Heart to Find Wedded Bliss. Westport, CT: Praeger Publishers. p. 16. ISBN 978-0275994556. Retrieved April 29, 2013.
- ^ "The Berkshire Forum Program 2010". Issuu. The Berkshire Forum. September 10, 2010. Retrieved April 29, 2013.