Women are working for part or all of their adult lives now. The possibilities are limitless, but you need to prepare.
Interpretation
Women have endless opportunities in their careers, but preparation is essential for success.
Frances Hesselbein highlights the evolving role of women in the workforce, where they are increasingly participating in their professional lives for extended periods. The quote emphasizes that while the opportunities for women are vast and varied, achieving success in any chosen path requires thorough preparation and planning.
In practice
This quote would be powerful in a women's leadership conference to inspire attendees about the importance of preparation.
When people are speaking, they require our undivided attention. We focus on them; we listen very carefully. We listen to the spoken words and the unspoken messages. This means looking directly at the person, eyes connected; we forget we have a watch, just focusing for that moment on that person.
It takes courage for a leader to identify and confront self-imposed barriers, to put in place the personal strategies required to unleash the energy, innovation, and commitment to self-development.
The real leader redefines or defines the mission in a very powerful way so that people understand it; it permeates the organization.
Leadership is not a basket of tricks or strategies or skills that you pull out. Leadership begins with the quality of the person.
Social-sector organizations have to be better managed than for-profit organizations... because they have no margin of error.
In my life, I don't have roadblocks and obstacles. I might have something you would call a 'challenge.' I throw that out the window, and I call that a wonderful opportunity.
There is no substitute for hard work.
When we make progress and get better at something, it is inherently motivating. In order for people to make progress, they have to get feedback and information on how they're doing.
Oh, this faithless world! Someone must deliver them. You. If not you, who? You have been saved for a reason. Show them the old demons. Remind them of their fear. Apathy is death. Without darkness, there is no light. Without evil, there is no good. Make them choose. Dark or light. Where is the fear? Where are the heroes? If not now, when?
The sky is falling, the wind is calling_x000D_ _x000D_ Stand for something, or die in the morning
It's not how hard you hit. It's how hard you get hit... and keep moving forward.
You were not born a winner, and you were not born a loser. You are what you make yourself be.
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