This book captures the essence of great leaders who change lives and transcend the norms established in the 20th century of what leadership was all about and who could do it. This is an inspirational journey for all leaders and especially women leaders of today and those emerging as as leaders for tomorrow. I particularly enjoyed the historical journey through amazing women leaders impacting our world yesterday and how that informs tips, advice and blueprints for today.
A celebration of the formidable combination of captivating feminine beauty, the strength of personality, and outstanding leadership skills to transform lives. I love the hard work, uncommon courage, and amazing compassion described through the lives in this great book. I love that each chapter morphs from theory into real-life – the replay of historical female leaders who emanate those same vital traits and ends with recommendations for the development of those traits in the read. The role models are well-chosen and the perspective of the author, being different from my own, brought out some very valuable insights for me – both on the person described as well as the leadership trait itself. By Chapter Three, I was caught by the anger and frustration that gave birth to the Foundation which turned this book from a theoretical read on leadership to one where I was enrolled in the mission. This book is so well written that I forgot I was reading – it felt a much more insightful and intimate experience than that.