Description
Book Synopsis Power is the critical ingredient and the missing link in women''s struggle for equality. Although there have been giant steps towards gender parity, there are still barriers to overcome. This book is an action-based guide that demonstrates in specific and systematic ways how to replicate the successes of women who have effectively wielded and kept power. Through interviews, various women in high-ranking government, administrative and business roles share their journeys and influences, and how they developed the competencies and foundational traits to influence others. The author proposes the application of a new power construct--the WomenPower Paradigm--which rejects traditional Machiavellian concepts of power in favor of strategies such as honesty, trust, and mentoring.
Table of ContentsAcknowledgments vii
Preface 1
Introduction 5
Chapter 1. Background Information: Definition of Power: Machiavellian or WomenPower Paradigm? 9
Chapter 2. Roadmap to Power: Foundational Character Traits and Core Competencies 12
Chapter 3. Roadmap to Power: A Five-Step Process 41
Chapter 4. Remarkable Women and the New Power Model 50
Chapter 5. Let's Hear It from the Men 97
Chapter 6. Let's Hear It from the Millennials: An Accidental Discovery 144
Chapter 7. Conclusions and Path Forward 158
Appendix: Women and Power Study Questionnaires 169
References 181
Index 187
