The Male Factor

If you click on the cover art, it'll take you to Random House for options to purchase it. I tell you that first because it's that good, in my opinion, and if you work with men I think you should get it. How's that for concise and to the point? ( ;

I'm not quick to praise a book. When Shaunti Feldhahn released For Women Only, it was all the rage with bible studies and workbooks as companion materials. Sure, I learned things and changed some things. But it didn't blow my mind like this book did.

Shaunti spends SEVERAL pages (too many in my mind) in the beginning clarifying and explaining the research and surveys to make sure you know you can trust this information at the same time as realizing that not every man thinks and feels exactly this way in a tremendous fashion. But in general, it's true. And as I read, especially page 100 and on, (out of three hundred some), my mouth kept dropping. So that's why so-and-so reacted when I .... no way!!! they think we mean THAT when we mean THIS?!? They just assume WHAT?!

So, it was very informative. So informative, that I want to read it a second time to digest it and make sure I'm getting an accurate picture.
And, in case you're wondering, it's not just information. It's interviews from CEOs, blue collar workers, the average Joe, the highly successful... and there are practical tips with how to deal with these unwritten rules, misperceptions, and secret beliefs of men in the workplace. Yet, I feel these tips are useful in the day to day world, not just the working world. Besides, I just find it fascinating that God created men and women so differently in such a tangible way.
All in all? Five out of five booklights.
This book was provided for review by the WaterBrook Multnomah Publishing Group.