Women Business Leadership

You were raised to believe that humble is best. Your hard work will get you noticed one day. You keep quiet about your achievements. Your inner voice tells you to wait—it’s not your time. And your confidence is crushed. You’re not alone. Most of the women I work with have asked these questions at some point in their lives. They worry about putting their own needs first. They worry about being judged harshly by other people. In Worthy, you will discover how to stop mauling your mojo, straighten your self-talk, and create an intentional life.

Step into the world of leadership and empowerment with Ronica Watkins inspiring book, Winning at Leading—Women in Leadership. This thought-provoking guide navigates the multifaceted landscape of leadership, showcasing the remarkable potential of women in the realm of influence and decision-making. Watkins begins the journey by exploring leaderships essence, emphasizing its power to inspire, guide, and drive individuals toward shared objectives. As you delve deeper, you'll uncover the compelling story of women in leadership roles and the milestones they continue to achieve in diverse fields.

Are you a leader? Could you benefit from daily guidance and encouragement? Whether you are new to leadership in your work, family, community, or church, or you've been leading for years, you'll discover fresh wisdom in Leadership Promises for Every Day. This 365-day devotional will inspire you...

Business is personal. A statement on life as a business owner. Being the leader of your own life is the greatest lesson in business. Your business is personal, as it is yours. We live in a fast-paced, overconnected world. Relying on your own instincts and knowing the dreams you hold for your version of success, ambition and happiness will ensure you have the life you want and not the life you compare yourself with.

Fresh from her triumph at Lucent, Carly Fiorina took command of Hewlett-Packard in July 1999. Suddenly a woman was running one of the largest technology companies on earth, venturing farther than anyone else dared into traditional men's territory. Perfect Enough is the definitive account of her daredevil bid to remake HP with a record-shattering $20 billion acquisition of archrival Compaq Computer.

Embrace resilience and thrive amid challenges to build a career and life you love. When building a career, navigating the intricate labyrinth of the professional world can leave even the most resilient person feeling overwhelmed, undervalued, and discouraged. Whether you’re driven to build your side business, are spending hours searching “jobs near me,” or are receiving promotion after promotion, burnout and self-doubt can be an inevitable side effects to creating your dream career.

Thoughts, advice, and stories from 40 successful women across a variety of careers—from authors to actresses, CEOs and professors—encouraging women to support each other in the workplace and in life—along with action plans on how all women can work together to break free from the binds of gender inequality and overcome gender bias.

Women on corporate boards is strictly a business issue. Independent research studies demonstrate that public companies with women on their boards are more profitable, more productive, and their workforce is better engaged. Even more compelling, shareholders large and small have the best chance for positive returns on their investments when women are on the boards.

Black women are now one of the most educated groups in the United States. However, our educational achievements haven't translated into representation in higher-level, higher-paying roles within organizations. In Leading on Purpose, Dr. Julianna Hynes shares her story of going from being aimless in her career to having crystal clear focus after clarifying her vision, identifying her goals, and mapping out a strategy to attain them.

Narratives about decision making are often inadvertently tailored primarily to men. Meanwhile, narratives about women in business overlook decision making or offer advice that is unhelpful and can even backfire. How Women Decide fills this gap. It takes on the very real psychological and cultural obstacles women face, asks how these affect decision making, and suggests practical changes for approaching important choices.

In She Is Me, veteran journalist Lori Sokol, PhD, introduces listeners to 35 women hailing from all walks of life who have successfully utilized qualities like compassion, empathy, introspection, and solidarity to create change and transform lives.

Though women hold a majority of the managerial and professional jobs in the workforce, they occupy a mere 14 percent of C-suite positions at Fortune 500 firms. To break through this stubborn glass ceiling, women must learn to take bold steps when career-defining moments arise. During her 33-year career at Southern Company, a Fortune 500 utility company, Becky Blalock became CIO in a traditionally male industry. Now she offers her own hard-won advice, as well as that of 28 top female executives, to show all aspiring women how to dare to reach high tier of leadership and C-suite roles.

Powering Up: How America’s Women Achievers Become Leaders is a call to leadership heeding women to step up, realize their full potential, and become the leaders they are meant to be. Individual leadership, however, isn’t enough. Every woman for herself is losing strategy. A few lone women, no matter how exceptional they are, have little impact on the conversation of a nearly all-male group, let alone its decisions. It takes critical mass to shift group dynamic.

After years of sharing her small-business tips and marketing tricks with readers of her popular blog, ChunkOfChange.com, and her column in the Long Beach Post, Olga Mizrahi has taken her message to the streets, urging business owners to focus in while reaching out. You'll be excited and motivated to state your difference clearly to the world--and your neighborhood--while confidently selling yourself and your business.

Life changes on the way to happily ever after, doesn't it? I mean, sometimes you don't even see it coming until one day you wake up and say, "Wait-this is not where I was supposed to end up!" It doesn't matter if you got divorced, got fat, got fired, got sick, or just got stuck-you can always...

Unabridged, 7 hours Read by TBD A true lost classic! This is Napoleon Hill's record of his first, fateful encounter with industrialist Andrew Carnegie, where the young Hill learned the secrets to winning at life...

Of Small Towns, Big Dreams and Greater Achievements Growing up in the sleepy towns of Bhilai and Bokaro, Arundhati Bhattacharya never imagined that one day she would go on to chair India's largest bank. It was sheer chance that she came to know of the bank probationary officers' entrance...

Millennial author, Helena Zikova, tells the relatable story about how she, as a young professional, climbed the corporate ladder in a workplace designed and dominated by another generation. Through dialogue and humor, Dear Monsters provides you with insightful leadership lessons—helping you to fast-track your career in the new age.

When women listeners finish Embracing Your Power, they will feel confident, supported, and seen. They will think, I am enough; I’ve got this. Focusing on greater self-awareness as a woman, a leader, and as a powerful and authentic woman leader, Marsha Clark also explores building interpersonal relationships based on a foundation of mutual trust, setting and maintaining boundaries, and managing conflict.

A generational leader at her family's insurance agency, Chrissy Myers thought she knew the answers to business and life—until the Affordable Care Act shook the very foundation of the business. In the tailspin just before ACA went live, Chrissy unexpectedly lost her husband. Suddenly, she was a single mom with two kids under six, steering a business with an uncertain future. Chrissy candidly shares her struggles as a business leader in a market upheaval, the challenges common in a family business, and the stress she experienced as a widow and mom dating and building a healthy family.