Many innovative ideas come to life when we are in the shower, at once somewhat protected while also our most naked and vulnerable selves. Coincidence? Possibly. This is where I came up with an idea for lowering the national debt and engaging all citizens in doing so.
Our organizations are built on foundations of fear that retard progress. Where and how do we learn to recognize and overcome our fears? In this post, I turn to Shamanism for answers.
In this month’s issue: Women in Academia; Women, Power, and Shifting Paradigms; Men Speaking up about “Why Women?”; Women at mid-life;
Emerging global conditions are a flashing neon sign that calls for a PARADIGM SHIFT. Women can and are critical to making this shift. But first we will need to move into power, but there is a careful and paradoxical dance required. Read about the shift and the dance…
You imagine, research, talk about and plan the change for months. You spend days preparing the big announcement. You review it with key stakeholders and supporters. You revise and rehearse. You know you’ve covered all the bases. So why the blank stares?
Nothing had changed and everything was different.
Nothing was different.
Only I had changed.
Our study on women and power reveals the secrets of women who have made it beyond glass ceilings and through obstacles comprised of systemic issues, self-imposed barriers and legacy cultures, while remaining true to who they are as women.
This month we asked men we respect, men who are leaders and early adopters of NOWLeadership (although they may name it differently) to talk about why they believe integrating feminine and masculine is the way forward and why we need women to lead along with men. Every month I think our contributors have created the best-yet issue of NOW. This month it’s really true. Once again.
Organizations that claim that there is no sexism in their culture, usually offer up one or two out of hundreds who have risen to senior leadership. If these women can do it, they reason, there’s absolutely no reason why others can’t. I have met these women. Without fail they are textbook examples of masculine leadership styles: focus on task, logical decision-making, unafraid to ruffle feathers in order to make their case.
Men who see the need for more women leaders shared something in common. They all had a strong sense of “fairness.” They could all see that something was “wrong” and that an important group of colleagues was not progressing as they should.
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