Women are excited about…

The workshop in Genting was an eye-opening affair

for me. I discovered that I do have leadership quali-

ties. It is alarming as well as exhilarating. Alarming

because I fear the responsibility that comes with it…

Exhilarating because I now realize that I can make a

difference…

Sharifah Hadjarah Aziz, Malaysia as

Quoted in Women’s Ways of Leading

We have found that when leadership is viewed as the capacity to engage in reciprocal, purposeful learning in community, the notion of leadership is moved into the network of learning relationships in an organization (see The Constructivist Leader, 1995, 2002). This notion of leadership relies on equitable relationships, the exercise of collaboration, moral purpose and engaged learning communities. Women have a natural inclination for this way of being in the world.

As we’ve given book talks about Women’s Ways of Leading, we’ve found that women are especially enthralled with our definition of leadership…and have come to realize that the sum total of the book is greater than its parts. In other words, epiphanies are longitudinal. That said, these are a few of the most compelling additional features:

• Brain research suggesting that women are uniquely wired to lead.

• A Framework of Women’s Leadership Development (chart of themes and perspectives)

• Themes that govern women’s leadership (Values, Evolving Self, Passion and Courage, Imagination, Community, and Mentoring)

• Stories of women at difference stages of development

• Skills and Understanding for Women’s Ways of Leading (chart)

• Women to Watch

• Historical Timeline of Women’s Rights in America

Next Monday we’ll say more about Women to Watch. Linda and Mary

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