Helping Children Harmed by War: Meet Samantha Nutt, a Great Leader
Samantha Nutt was only 25 years old when she visited Somalia in 1995. A new medical school grad, she witnessed the armed renegade gangs roaming at will, women holding dead babies, and over-worked...
View ArticleAs Tough, Articulate and Compassionate as They Come
She worked with war refugees for some 15 years in El Salvador. She witnessed the horrors that the accompanying violence of war inflicts on civilians, unfortunately frequently children and the elderly....
View ArticleAn Entrepreneur with Soul
Lori Patterson was once part of the corporate rat race, working long hours as a manager for large companies, watching senior leaders constantly change priorities and objectives, moving the proverbial...
View ArticleBeen There, Run That: Women in Leadership
Kay Koplovitz has certainly been there and run that. The founder of USA Network in 1977, she was the first woman to lead a television network. Her success as the head of USA Network was demonstrated...
View ArticleCanada’s War on Women
Something’s wrong, seriously wrong, in peace-loving Canada. Actually the peace-loving label is bullshit, merely a stereotype constructed by those living in other countries, embraced by deluded...
View ArticleGandhi and Mandela Would be Proud: What’s Next after the Women’s March?
It was a surreal moment. It was a big enough shock on November 8th when the election results came in and Americans reeled in horror as a reality show host became the leader of the free world. The...
View Article“GIVE ME A BREAK!” Real Female Leadership in Action
How many of you remember the 2007-08 Democratic Party’s leadership nomination process for President of the United States? It got a tad nasty, though nothing like the 2012 Republican Party spectacle....
View ArticleSuffragettes Led the Way for Women’s Right to Vote
It’s easy to forget history, or to pay lip service to it. But history matters and can teach us a lot. It especially helps put current issues, whether political, economic or social, into perspective....
View ArticleMeet FDR’s Backbone: Frances Perkins–An Extraordinary Woman Leader
Franklin Delano Roosevelt rates as being one of America’s greatest presidents, probably in the top three. Yet he was despised by many during his ascendancy to president and during his four term...
View ArticleConstructive Conflict: Advice from the Mother of Modern Management
When we look back to the 20th Century and reflect on great leaders, whether leading nations, organizations or social movements, there’s a tendency to produce a list with mostly male names. However,...
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