| Edition |
First Paperback Edition. |
| Description |
xxvii, 355 pages ; 21 cm |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| Summary |
Examines successful women in leadership roles and discusses the five fundamental elements of the "centered leadership" model--meaning, framing, connecting, engaging, and energizing--with anecdotes about women CEOs and other females working in leadership positions. |
| Contents |
Amazing women leaders -- Foreword to the paperback edition: The journey continues -- Introduction: Journey to the center -- pt. 1. Meaning -- It all begins with meaning -- Your own happiness equation -- Start with your strengths -- A sense of purpose -- Dreamcatcher -- pt. 2. Framing -- A matter of framing -- Practice of optimism -- Moving on -- Ready for change -- Journey, not the destination -- pt. 3. Connecting -- A path to belonging -- Your organization as family -- Reciprocity forms relationships -- Tapestry you weave -- On the shoulders of sponsors -- Member of the tribe -- pt. 4. Engaging -- Crossing the line -- Stand up, speak up -- Make your own luck -- Take the step -- Weathering the heights -- pt. 5. Energizing -- Energy in your toolkit -- For a quick recovery -- Experience of flow -- Boundless energy -- Conclusion: Time for action -- Methodology -- Our research survey -- Acknowledgments -- Notes -- Index. |
| Subject |
Women executives.
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Women executives. |
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Leadership in women.
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Leadership in women. |
| Added Author |
Cranston, Susie, author.
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Lewis, Geoffrey, author.
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| ISBN |
030746170X (paperback) |
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9780307461704 (paperback) |
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