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...
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“We were trained to believe that there always are winners and losers. We all can be winners.”
Christiana Figueres, UNFCCC
“I’ve observed that often, in times of crisis, women eventually are called upon to sort out the mess, face the difficult issues and be completely focused on restoring the situation.” ~ Christine Lagarde, IMF
From zero to 30% “A 30% female share is associated with a 15% increase in profitability for a typical firm.” ~ Marcus Noland, Peterson Institute
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* Virtual Mentor With The United Nations; mentor to the Goldman Sachs/Fortune 2014 Global Woman Leaders Award Winner * Wrote for The Washington Post the national desk * Called “One of 50 People Who Matter Most on the Internet” by Newsweek Magazine * Author * Founder, Alexia Parks 10 TRAITS Leadership and KEYNOTE SPEAKER.
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Founder and CEO of the 10TRAITS Leadership Institute, Alexia Parks has developed a new science-based model of leadership for creating a Trait Balanced Organization™. She is the inventor of the 10TRAITS tool. It is a digital on-demand tool that can be used to strengthen relationships, resolve conflicts and improve decision-making in 1-Minute. 10TRAITS GET Smarter Together training Learning Series includes experiential 1-Minute exercises. Our research shows that trait balanced teams contributes to the enhanced quality of decision making and improved overall company performance both in terms of financial gain and better risk management. Ultimately, managers are tested and evaluated in terms of their success in making decisions. 10TRAITS leadership development programs are available online, in person, and accredited.