ProfilesinLeadership

CathyLinderDirector,Marke3ngResearchTempur‐PedicNorthAmerica

Will:InspireYou!

Won’t:LectureYou!

Leadershipiseasiertoexercisethanyouthink.It’smostlyanaHtudetostandup,showyourcolorsandthenwillfullyactonyourconvic3onsconsistently,especiallyinthecompanyofyourcri3cs.Thechallengetoleadisinfrontofyoueveryday….notonlyinthelarge,seriousconsequen3al

decisions…butintheeverydaysmallones.

MyPhilosophy:

And…greatleadersdon’thavetobeLOUD….andtheyknow

howtosurvivefailure.

10LeadershipProfiles•   AllAmericanWomen•   OurContemporaries….allalivebut1•   DiverseFields:  Business  PoliAcs  Entertainment  Arts&Architecture  Military  Entrepreneurs

10LeadershipTraitsConvicAonCourageGoals

Self‐ConfidencePerseverance

VisionUnconvenAonalReinvenAonIndependenceImmersion

CarolynMcCarthySingularConvicAon

4‐TermCongresswomaninU.S.HouseofRepresenta3ves,NewYork4thDistrictsince1996.WasaLPNbeforehusbandkilledandsonseverelyinjuredbyrandomactofgunviolenceonNYcommutertrain.6killed,18injured.Electedas&con3nuestobefierceadvocateofguncontrol.Carolynisdyslexic.

COLSylvia“Stoneface”Moran

Re3redin2011fromtheUSArmyaaera35yearmilitarycareer.Graduatedfromfirst1976WestPointclasstoincludewomen.Oneofmosthighlydecoratedofficersofhergenera3on.Servedinhighlycompe33veAirborne&MilitaryIntelligence.

UnflinchingCourage

AnnFudgeSeOngBreakthroughGoals

34yearmanagementcareerbeganinmarke3ngatGeneralMills.WasPresidentof$5BKraaFoodsdivision.FormerCEOofYoung&RubicamAdver3sing.CurrentlyDirectorof8Fortune500Companies.Oneoffirst1977femaleandwomen‐of‐colorgraduatesofHarvardBusinessSchool.Wasmarriedandhadfirstchildbeforegraduatedcollege.

KatyPerryUnbridledSelf‐Confidence

26yearoldsinger,songwriter,actress.Releasedfirstgospelalbumatage17aaeroneyearofhighschoolandGED.Strivesfortotalar3s3ccontrolandselfmanagement.Firstar3stinhistorytospendoneyear,52consecu3veweeks,intop10ofBillboardHot100.

BarbaraJordanPerseveranceAgainstAllOdds

FirstAfrican‐AmericanwomanelectedtoTexasSenate(1966)andUSHouseofRepresenta3ves(1972).ChampionedCivilRights,Vo3ngRights,Immigra3onReform.FullprofessoratUT17yrsbeforedeathin1996.WonPresiden3alMedalofFreedomandmanyotherhonors.Sufferedfrommul3plesclerosisen3republiclife.

MaryWellsLawrencePowerofCreaAveVision

BorninYoungstown.startedascopywriterMcCannErikson1953,re3red1998asfounder&CEOofWellsRichGreene.FirstwomantoownamajorMadisonAveagency.Shecreated:PlopPlop,FizzFizzIcan'tbelieveIatethewholethingTryit,You'llLikeitINewYorkTrusttheMidasTouchAtAtFord,,QualityisJob1FlickYourBicRaiseYourHandifYou'reSure

Oneof2008Foundersof

wowOwow.comMuseforPeggyon

MegWhitmanTheUnconvenAonalPaidOff

Startedblue‐chipcareeratP&Gin1979,rapidlyrisingstaratDisney,Bain,HasbrobeforetakingriskyleapasEbayCOEin1998.Mostadvisedheragainstit.In10yrs,grewEbayfrom30employees&$4Mrevenueto15,000&$8Brevenue.In2009ranforgovernorofCalfwinningprimarybutdefeatedin2010byJerryBrown.Networth$1.5B.

JudithJamisonArAstReinvented

PrincipaldancerandchoreographerfortheAlvinAileyDanceCompanyfrom1965to1980.NamedAr3s3cDirector1989andheldmgmtroleun3l2011re3rement.Wonnumerousawards,KennedyCenter,Nat’lArts,Emmy.

MayaLinFearlessIndependence

OneofgreatestAmericanarchitectsandsculptors.WonCommissionforVietnamMemorial1981atage21whileanundergradatYale.Concepthighlycontroversial&defendedinfrontofUSCongress.Withstoodcri3cswhoopposedherAsianheritage.Shebelievesshewouldnothavewonifsubmissionshadn’tbeen“blind”.

KimKnopfTotalImmersion

Kim&Karrie

Anintrepidentrepreneur,KimstartedIMSinatage23in1983with$25K,growingtocurrent115storesin4states.She100%personifiesthebusiness–involvingherfamilytohelpdelivertrust,valueandqualitytoeverycustomer–anddrivefuturegrowth.

InClosing:WhyShouldWeLead?•   Tocontrolourownlives

•   Toinspireandteachothers

•   Tolearnhowtofailandrecover

•   Toallowourselvestogrow

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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