In my keynote to NAWIC’s Women’s Leadership Conference in San Antonio, I asked a simple question: “What will you do in the next 6-12 months to make a substantial impact in your business or career? At first blush, it sounds like an easy question. In truth, few people have a ready answer. That’s why I asked.
Perhaps you know Happy Talk, a song from Rodgers and Hammerstein’s musical South Pacific: “You’ve got to have a dream, if you don’t have a dream, how you gonna have a dream come true.” In the real world, there are “pie in the sky” dreams that never materialize; and there are the dreams that transform companies. Great leaders not only know the difference, they know how to make their dreams happen. That was a big part of our focus at NAWIC’s Breaking Boundaries Conference. Continue reading…
April 15th was tax day for most, but for women leaders in construction, architecture and engineering, it was day 1 of Groundbreaking Women in Construction, a conference sponsored by the Women Builders Council and McGraw Hill. I had the pleasure of leading the first event of the day, a workshop on Visionary Leaders, the New Champions in Business. Here’s what I did and what I learned.
My premise was simple: 1. Visionary leaders, the New Leader in business, will be the most successful executives in the next decade. 2. There are major differences in the way these new leaders operate to create their unique approach. 3. Once leaders embrace the hallmarks of this new paradigm, they have a clear vision of success and a way to get there. 4. As soon as we begin to shift our mindset and expose our organizations to the hallmarks of the new leader, we go beyond hierarchy and power to unleash the real potential of our businesses, colleagues, and leaders. Continue reading…
