Evolutionary Leadership: Darwin’s Remarkable Women
If the goal of nations, communities, and corporations is to help solve some of the biggest challenges facing the world today one solution is staring us in the face. Women. Just invite more women into leadership & the decision-making table. Why? The FEMALE brain is hardwired with 10 natural leadership traits. And these 10 special traits hardwired by Evolutionary Psychology in the *female* brain just so happen to be exactly what is needed in leadership at all levels of society in order to manage the complexities of our volatile, interconnected, technology-driven world. How many women are hardwired with these natural leadership traits? ALL women, of all ages, across all countries and cultures. Alexia Parks is Founder and CEO of the 10 TRAITS Women’s Leadership Academy: Creating A New Model of Leadership Based On The Female...Ready to Go Lead Something? Set Your Own Salary.
In a few weeks, I will be introducing Bianca Jagger at a breakfast in Denver hosted by America’s Latino ECO Festival. According to MassMedia, Bianca Jagger is the highest-paid activist in the world. Over the past year, she pulled in $58 million between September 2014 and September 2015. Ms Jagger’s millions drives home a timely reminder about how the work of women is valued in the workplace. For example, in the 5-hour standoff between Planned Parenthood’s Cecile Richards and GOP representatives, she was confronted with a question about her salary. This unusual line of questioning at a House hearing prompted me to create a one-minute leadership exercise for women. Are you ready to try it yourself? If so, take a moment to a look in the mirror and ask yourself: “How much would someone have to pay me to take over the job of Cecile Richards?” In the job description, you would be told that as president of Planned Parenthood you would be in charge of an organization that has been providing health care and family planning education to low income women, women in need, for 100-years. Reading between the lines of the job description, you would understand – at gut level – that the job also came with risks. There would be picket lines, there would be fire bombings, there would be death threats. Words would be hurled your way and hit you like a modern day stoning. You would be required to stand your ground. You would be assaulted with steely cold looks. You would be pointed at. You would be singled out. Your job would keep...Women Are Natural Leaders
DEAR ALEXIA You say that women are natural leaders. Are the ones that lead, high achievers, or do these women leaders emerge from events that drive them to it? – | Curious | DEAR CURIOUS, The answer is both. Yes, if the goal is diplomacy, collaboration and cooperation between citizens, communities, and nations, then my work shows that women are natural born leaders. In times of war, men lead. A balance of male-female leadership is what is absent in most HOT spots around the world today. This lack of balance in the U.S. Congress, for example, can create GRIDLOCK. Those women tagged “high achievers” have simply developed daily habits that help them focus on their goals. Those who are driven to lead by certain events have “a fire in the belly” that won’t be extinguished until their goal is met. In both cases, those who are successful leaders set up daily habits that help them focus on their goal. Thanks for asking! | Alexia Parks is the Founder of 10 TRAITS Women’s Leadership Development Academy. It is the ONLY leadership training program in the world based on the New Science of the Female Brain. That is, training based on how the FEMALE brain actually works....
ENERGY SMART by 2030: Changing The Way We Live
This photo, taken at a small group meeting at the National Center for Atmospheric Research (*NCAR) in Boulder, yesterday offers a preview of the dire state of the world by 2030. The original interactive image that was show to us was of 2090 and shows, basically, that Earth has become hot… a RED planet, like MARS. I asked the presenter to pull back the images to 2030. This is the result. For those who understand its importance, it carries an ethical responsibility to understand the implications it represents. Over the years, I’ve trained my mind to respond this way: “Here is the way it is, and here is what I’m going to do about it.” Working with a small team of energy smart professionals, I created a “take home” environmental leadership program called Sustainability 2020 for our 10 TRAITS leadership development that starts at home with individuals networked through organizations, schools, and government. If this image moves you, what innovation would you create? Here’s a brief overview of our 10 TRAITS Sustainability 2020 leadership opportunity with LINKS: Ready to Turn A Deeper Shade of GREEN? Which of these four energy smart actions pays you back in 6-months or less? Switch to LED lighting Install a programable thermostat Change HVAC Filters (Heat/Cooling) Weatherstrip Doors and Windows They all do. If you’ve already done these four actions, then give yourself 15 GREEN points out of a total of 50 needed to reach the status of “Environmental Leader”. This well timed program, called Sustainability 2020, includes a free, downloadable POSTER for use at home. It was developed by an energy smart team in Ojai, CA with...
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