An Open Letter to Gus Speth, US Advisor on Climate Change
Gus Speth writes: “I used to think that top environmental problems were biodiversity loss, ecosystem collapse and climate change. I thought that thirty years of science could address these problems. I was wrong. The top environmental problems are selfishness, greed and apathy, and to deal with these we need a cultural and spiritual transformation.” Hey Gus – We worked together in the 1980’s. I want to add another point of view: To solve most environmental problems the world faces today, just add more women to the decision-making process. How many? Enough to make a difference. The female brain is hardwired by evolutionary biology with exactly the skill sets needed to manage the complexities of today’s complex, interconnected, volatile world. The US State Dept has policies in place to enforce this in other countries. Voters can mobilize to create this paradigm shift at the BALLOT box. Alexia Parks is a virtual mentor with the United Nations, Newsweek’s ”One of 50 people who matter most on the Internet,” and founder of the 10 TRAITS Leadership Academy. It is the only science-based leadership training program in the world that uses the New Science of the female brain to engage and mobilize a new generation of leaders. Her book: 10 TRAITS of Women of Power and Courage describes the science behind women’s evolutionary rise to leadership in the 21st Century. *Special thanks to Anita Burke for feature image and Facebook message from Gus Speth....
Unleashing the Promise of Tomorrow’s Social Entrepreneurs
I’m in the midst of an extraordinary *virtual mentoring* process with a young woman in India, right now. Although I reluctantly agreed to add another *task* to my TO DO list, I agreed to serve as a mentor for the final review of her business plan, as part of her MBA program. She was getting her MBA online, and from the comfort of my home in America, I agreed to mentor her for a short period of time while she completed her program. The result is that over the course of a few days, communicating only by text messages via her Facebook page and mine, we have been able to exchange ideas and links to news articles and resources that have exploded into a dynamic, major business opportunity for her. Now I am not only thinking that she will be able to complete a successful business proposal to fulfill the requirements of her MBA program, she will be able to launch a valuable product into a marketplace where there is extreme urgency and need. It was the shift of focus from creating a baby food product for the upscale organic baby food market into a focus on malnutrition of children and infants that blew the *cork* off this good idea. Now she is off to save the world, and in the meantime, be awarded a prestigious MBA. Alexia Parks is a virtual mentor with the United Nations, Newsweek’s ”One of 50 people who matter most on the Internet,” and founder of the 10 TRAITS Leadership Academy. It is the only science-based leadership training program in the world that uses the...
Can You Name Three Traits of a Great Leader?
When you think about someone whose leadership skills you admire, what traits or skills come to mind?
SELF CARE Is the NEW Healthcare: How to Fight Back Against the Ebola Virus
The following is intended to provide health guidelines for those who travel through affected areas, or who live and work in areas of West Africa where the Ebola virus is reportedly now “out of control.” Do you know the difference between these two words? AntiBIOtics. AntiBODIES? If you live in Africa, or travel in high risk areas, knowing the difference can help protect you from the deadly Ebola virus. AntiBIOtics, produced in a medical laboratory, kill bacteria. Antibiotics are useless against virus. Ebola is a virus. Antibodies, produced inside your own body, provide your body’s best defense against the Ebola virus, as well as the MERS virus, and the common flu. Mother Nature gave you the perfect pharmacy inside your own body. When you take these four simple steps to strengthen your own Immune System, you will create the best defense system for fighting back against the Ebola virus, and other viral risks. The key message is this: Your own body can provide the best personal defense against this deadly virus. Unlike bacteria that can be killed by antibiotics, the active fight against viruses such as the deadly Ebola virus, comes from your body’s own immune system. Antibodies created in your own bone marrow, for example, come to your aid to fight viruses, whether Ebola, MERS, or even the flu virus. The antibodies produced by your own body are 100% specific to the target virus. That is, the antibodies that your body produces to target ebola virus are specific to only the ebola virus. They are part of your body’s own immune defense team. Like a well-fortified castle with...
Leadership and Right Action
Could a single act of conscious by the UK’s senior Foreign Office minister, Lady Sayeeda Warsi, impact the current crisis in Gaza and the Middle East Peace Process? In submitting a letter of resignation to prime minister David Cameron, Lady Warsi calls Britain’s approach and language in dealing with Gaza “morally indefensible.” Her resignation letter, now made public, drives home the point that the UK’s policy on Gaza could become the basis for radicalization that “could have consequences” for the government for years to come. It stands out primarily because it illustrates one of the biggest reasons for the rise of crisis and conflict in the world today: the absence of women leaders in policy making, and at the decision-making table. Ironically, the U.S. already has a policy in place at the State Department that could create a radical shift in defusing conflicts in the Middle East. It requires that in order for a country to receive US aid, it must include women in setting government policy and decision-making. Why are women needed at the decision-making table in hot spots like the Middle East? My research on the hardwired male and female brain that draws upon a dozen fields of science shows that in times of great stress, the hardwired brain rules. Unlike the neuroplastic brain which can be socially conditioned, and grow new brain cells, the hardwired brain, which makes up 80% of the human brain is fixed. In general, it takes 100,000 years or more to change the genetics of this hardwiring. In this context, men are hardwired to fight, or run from conflict. Women, by contrast,...
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