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ProfilesinLeadership
CathyLinderDirector,Marke3ngResearchTempur‐PedicNorthAmerica
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Will:InspireYou!
Won’t:LectureYou!
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Leadershipiseasiertoexercisethanyouthink.It’smostlyanaHtudetostandup,showyourcolorsandthenwillfullyactonyourconvic3onsconsistently,especiallyinthecompanyofyourcri3cs.Thechallengetoleadisinfrontofyoueveryday….notonlyinthelarge,seriousconsequen3al
decisions…butintheeverydaysmallones.
MyPhilosophy:
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And…greatleadersdon’thavetobeLOUD….andtheyknow
howtosurvivefailure.
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10LeadershipProfiles• AllAmericanWomen• OurContemporaries….allalivebut1• DiverseFields: Business PoliAcs Entertainment Arts&Architecture Military Entrepreneurs
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10LeadershipTraitsConvicAonCourageGoals
Self‐ConfidencePerseverance
VisionUnconvenAonalReinvenAonIndependenceImmersion
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CarolynMcCarthySingularConvicAon
4‐TermCongresswomaninU.S.HouseofRepresenta3ves,NewYork4thDistrictsince1996.WasaLPNbeforehusbandkilledandsonseverelyinjuredbyrandomactofgunviolenceonNYcommutertrain.6killed,18injured.Electedas&con3nuestobefierceadvocateofguncontrol.Carolynisdyslexic.
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COLSylvia“Stoneface”Moran
Re3redin2011fromtheUSArmyaaera35yearmilitarycareer.Graduatedfromfirst1976WestPointclasstoincludewomen.Oneofmosthighlydecoratedofficersofhergenera3on.Servedinhighlycompe33veAirborne&MilitaryIntelligence.
UnflinchingCourage
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AnnFudgeSeOngBreakthroughGoals
34yearmanagementcareerbeganinmarke3ngatGeneralMills.WasPresidentof$5BKraaFoodsdivision.FormerCEOofYoung&RubicamAdver3sing.CurrentlyDirectorof8Fortune500Companies.Oneoffirst1977femaleandwomen‐of‐colorgraduatesofHarvardBusinessSchool.Wasmarriedandhadfirstchildbeforegraduatedcollege.
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KatyPerryUnbridledSelf‐Confidence
26yearoldsinger,songwriter,actress.Releasedfirstgospelalbumatage17aaeroneyearofhighschoolandGED.Strivesfortotalar3s3ccontrolandselfmanagement.Firstar3stinhistorytospendoneyear,52consecu3veweeks,intop10ofBillboardHot100.
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BarbaraJordanPerseveranceAgainstAllOdds
FirstAfrican‐AmericanwomanelectedtoTexasSenate(1966)andUSHouseofRepresenta3ves(1972).ChampionedCivilRights,Vo3ngRights,Immigra3onReform.FullprofessoratUT17yrsbeforedeathin1996.WonPresiden3alMedalofFreedomandmanyotherhonors.Sufferedfrommul3plesclerosisen3republiclife.
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MaryWellsLawrencePowerofCreaAveVision
BorninYoungstown.startedascopywriterMcCannErikson1953,re3red1998asfounder&CEOofWellsRichGreene.FirstwomantoownamajorMadisonAveagency.Shecreated:PlopPlop,FizzFizzIcan'tbelieveIatethewholethingTryit,You'llLikeitINewYorkTrusttheMidasTouchAtAtFord,,QualityisJob1FlickYourBicRaiseYourHandifYou'reSure
Oneof2008Foundersof
wowOwow.comMuseforPeggyon
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MegWhitmanTheUnconvenAonalPaidOff
Startedblue‐chipcareeratP&Gin1979,rapidlyrisingstaratDisney,Bain,HasbrobeforetakingriskyleapasEbayCOEin1998.Mostadvisedheragainstit.In10yrs,grewEbayfrom30employees&$4Mrevenueto15,000&$8Brevenue.In2009ranforgovernorofCalfwinningprimarybutdefeatedin2010byJerryBrown.Networth$1.5B.
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JudithJamisonArAstReinvented
PrincipaldancerandchoreographerfortheAlvinAileyDanceCompanyfrom1965to1980.NamedAr3s3cDirector1989andheldmgmtroleun3l2011re3rement.Wonnumerousawards,KennedyCenter,Nat’lArts,Emmy.
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MayaLinFearlessIndependence
OneofgreatestAmericanarchitectsandsculptors.WonCommissionforVietnamMemorial1981atage21whileanundergradatYale.Concepthighlycontroversial&defendedinfrontofUSCongress.Withstoodcri3cswhoopposedherAsianheritage.Shebelievesshewouldnothavewonifsubmissionshadn’tbeen“blind”.
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KimKnopfTotalImmersion
Kim&Karrie
Anintrepidentrepreneur,KimstartedIMSinatage23in1983with$25K,growingtocurrent115storesin4states.She100%personifiesthebusiness–involvingherfamilytohelpdelivertrust,valueandqualitytoeverycustomer–anddrivefuturegrowth.
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InClosing:WhyShouldWeLead?• Tocontrolourownlives
• Toinspireandteachothers
• Tolearnhowtofailandrecover
• Toallowourselvestogrow
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ReadingList• BarbaraJordan:AmericanHero,byMaryBethRogers:Bantam,2000
• “AnnFudge:WayBeyondtheGlassCeiling”,byJudithH.Dobrzyski,TheNewYorkTimes,May11,1995.jrank.orgbio
• ABigLife(inAdverCsing),byMaryWellsLawrence,AlfredA.Knopf,2002
• “KatyPerryMakesHot100History–TiesMichaelJackson’sRecord”,August16,2011,Billboard.com
• “Whitman:100BestPerformingCEOsintheWorld”,HarvardBusinessReview.January,2010
• MayaLin:AStrongClearVision,InternetMovieDatabase,1994
• Who'sWhoinWestVirginiaBusiness2008Winner:KimKnopfhup://statejournal.com/story.cfm?func=viewstory&storyid=46565&ca3d=172
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Notes
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ThankYou!