The World Needs MORE Women in Leadership, Not More Wars or Revolutions

The World Needs MORE Women in Leadership, Not More Wars or Revolutions

Most of us know at some deep level that it’s time to make a rapid transition away from a world economy based on overconsumption, competition and conflict, to a world based on cooperation, collaboration, and sustainability. And 10TRAITS leadership reminds that whether the cause is protection of the rainforest, the search for climate solutions, or clean drinking water, the fastest way to change directions is to accelerate the empowerment of women into positions of leadership. How many women? Enough to make the...
10TRAITS Quote of the Day

10TRAITS Quote of the Day

  “I like the notion of assessing the potential for change (constructive AND sustainable) by first determining where the gender balance “needle” is pointing in the decision-making roles..  It’s a specific,  tangible and doable first step in laying the groundwork for change!” – Megan Edwards Join the interesting discussions between fellow women leaders – and their classmates at 10TRAITS Leadership online training. When you’re ready to go lead something, start by enrolling in our on-going global leadership training program.  Our 20-30 hour programs are university accredited, self-paced, and include daily virtual mentorship. Alexia Parks is the Founder and CEO of 10TRAITS Leadership Institute. We offer the ONLY leadership training programs in the world based on the New Science of the Female Brain....
Happy Mother’s Day Hillary, How Did You Spend YOUR Day?

Happy Mother’s Day Hillary, How Did You Spend YOUR Day?

Happy Mother’s Day, Hillary. You’re a grandmother, like me. And like me, you probably got a hug from your own granddaughter. Perhaps you got a chance to share some stories about your own mother, like I did. In a stopover at a local market, I was given a microphone and had the chance to tell a room full of people in the community dining room about my own mother. In India, there is a saying: “Your Mother is your first Boss.” She is also your first role-model because everything a child learns in their first five years is like a Xerox copy of the mother, their family, and their culture. Growing up, my children were always my heroes. I praised them, perhaps even overpraised them, and they grew up strong, strong-hearted, with an equally strong desire to live a life of meaning and purpose. For you, your role as mentor, and as a role-model on a world stage, extends far beyond your family. You are known by a single name, around the world: Hillary. And, like me and millions of other women – almost 4 billion – you are also known as “Mom.” We both know that being a mother is one of the most difficult job in the world. It is like we signed up for a bootcamp in compassion and empathy. We become deep listeners. We learn to intuit the unmet, unspoken needs of our children, and by extension, the needs of others. It put us on a fast-track for what we do in the world today. It reminds us, in every moment, why we do what we do. We...

The ONLY Leadership Training in the World Based On The Female Brain

  Our, online, global eadership training program – the ONLY leadership training in the world based on the Female Brain – begins May 16th. Registration for our 2-credit (30/hr) or 2-CEU (20/hr) Spring 2016 online class closes soon. Self-paced, and self-directed, the class includes “virtual mentorship.” It is also open to women and interested men, Ready to upgrade your life to leadership?  The next 10TRAITS Leadership class launches June 6th.On  July 16th, it’s 10TRAITS – Nursing training for healthcare professionals. Offering 2-credit (university credit); and 2-CEU (20-hours) Certificate of Completion. WEB: AlexiaParks.com –...
Her Story: The Evolution of Women As Leaders

Her Story: The Evolution of Women As Leaders

The story of women from the dawn of human history to modern times, evolved in community and at the hearth. Because of this, the social mind of the female brain has evolved in ways that are uniquely suited to manage the complexities of today’s volatile, interconnected world. The social mind of today’s modern women, like women over history, is able to understand the unmet, unspoken needs of others, and freely express emotions. Women, are highly skilled at social communication to the benefit of the larger community. Over millennia, the skills associated with social networking, including a woman’s ability to interact with, collaborate with others, and balance out the diverse interests of others. Why are these skills urgently needed in the world today? Because the networking, community-building, social skills of the female mind makes it easy for women to cooperate and collaborate with others. They are able to interacts with others and balance out the diverse interests of others. A story in the Huffington Post on the rise of an empire of women as community leaders in Syrian refugee camps offers a modern day example of this and calls out to our humanity, our human-kindness, for support. To date, The Kayany Foundation, led by its founder Nora Jumblatt, and in partnership with the American University of Beirut and UNESCO, has built five schools so far, including an all-girls high school. The all-girls school was created in the summer of 2015, in partnership with Nobel Peace Prize laureate Malala Yousafza on her 18th birthday. Alexia Parks, author and Virtual Mentor with the United Nations, is founder of Alexia Parks 10 TRAITS Leadership Institute....