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Women leaders at work

Ghaffari, Elizabeth

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Annotation \"Women Leaders at Worktraces the personal life decisions taken by women who found ways to achieve greatness in their work. Each story is intriguing. But, collectively, the stories provide inspiration. They illustrate how real women of varied talents from varied backgrounds traversed quite different paths, seized opportunities presented in many guises, and found ways to achieve and to contribute to society. Elizabeth Ghaffari relates these stories with an unerring instinct to reveal the fascinating, personal dimensions of real women.\"Anita K. Jones, University Professor Emerita, University of Virginia\"Women Leaders at Workshines a light on women. Today's leaders who are women, who are changing our world, even as examples, inspire young women who are our leaders of the future. Great book!\"Frances Hesselbein, President s book rises to the top for me. The in-depth interviews provide insight into leadership in general, issues unique to women, as well as an insiders view into a broad array of industries. Women Leaders at Workhighlights superb women leaders, beyond the \"usual suspects,\" many of whom you may never have otherwise come to know.\"Cathy Sandeen, Ph. D., MBA, Dean, UCLA Extension, University of California, Los Angeles\"In her newest book, Elizabeth Ghaffari has scouted out exceptional women who started in small, but courageous ways to follow unique visions. These women achieved positions of influence and power, but their routes to success were never straight-lined. They endured digressions and embraced change. They navigated the intricacies of corporations, academia, non-profits, and the fields of science and technology. They speak with their own voices about their lives and motivation and tell their stories with modesty and encouragement to other women who may want to lead and serve.\"Mary S. Metz, Ph. D., President Emerita, Mills College\"Women Leaders at Workis filled from cover-to-cover with stories about the lives of extraordinary women who are in leadership today. Elizabeth Ghaffari uses her exceptional interviewing talents to ask the right questions to elicit memorable lessons that are inspiring, uplifting and educational. Each of the eighteen chapters focuses on the life and career path of a fascinating, accomplished woman. Ghaffari illustrates that breakthrough success can occur in a myriad of fields from medicine, law, academia, government, public corporations, science and philanthropy. It is not necessary to stay on a narrow hierarchical career path. In fact, none of these champions followed career paths that were straight-line trajectories. 'We often have to be re-potted to grow' and 'Dont leave the power of a corporation just because you want to change the world. Harness it, ' are two of the many memorable lessons. Women Leaders at Workis filled with important wisdom and advice for past, present and future leaders. I highly recommend this book for men and women of all ages and interests!\"Susan Murphy, Ph. D, noted author, speaker, business consultant, www.Consult4Business.com\"Ghaffari's Women Leaders at Work captures diverse personal stories of trailblazing women who share candid experiences including career challenges. It is.

• Publisher: Apress ; Distributed to the Book trade worldwide by Springer Science+Business Media
• Subject: Leadership in women. / Women Employment. / Women employees Biography.
• ISBN: 9781430237297, 1430237295, 9781430237303, 1430237309

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Call Number	Copies	Material	Location
HQ1233.G43 2011	1	BOOK	AUTOSTORE