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Piper, Martha; Samarasekera, Indira

 
9781770416017: Nerve: Lessons on Leadership from Two Women Who Went First
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ISBN 10: 1770416013 ISBN 13: 9781770416017
Editorial: ECW Press, 2021

Sinopsis

Candid and insightful perspectives on the dilemmas and opportunities women confront as they take on leadership positions

Martha Piper and Indira Samarasekera had vastly different career paths on their way to becoming the first (and so far only) female presidents of two of Canada’s largest and most respected research universities and directors of some of the nation’s largest market cap companies, but what they had in common was their gender, their willingness to take risks when leadership opportunities presented themselves, and a work ethic second to none. It was not always easy, pretty, or fair, but it was always the result of choosing to answer the call to lead. A call that in the authors’ view, too many women still turn away from.

In Nerve: Lessons on Leadership from Two Women Who Went First, Piper and Samarasekera share their personal and professional stories, offering guidance for women leaders of every age and at every stage of their career. Nerve is a must-read for any woman who is leading today, considering leading, or thinking about life after leading.

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Martha Piper served as the first woman president of the University of British Columbia and has been a director of the Bank of Montreal, Shoppers Drug Mart, and TransAlta Corporation. An Officer of the Order of Canada, she was born in Lorain, Ohio, and lives with her husband, William Piper, in Vancouver, British Columbia.

Indira Samarasekera served as the first woman president of the University of Alberta and is a director of Magna International, TC Energy, Intact Financial Corporation, and Stelco and has served as a director of the Bank of Nova Scotia. An Officer of the Order of Canada, she was born in Colombo, Sri Lanka, and lives in Vancouver, British Columbia.

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We never thought we would ever write a book together. But as time passed and we continued to hear from women who for various reasons were reluctant to lead or who sought information and advice on leadership, we reached the conclusion it was time to speak up, recount our experiences and share the lessons we have learned, in the hope that we would encourage other women to find the nerve to step up and lead.

Drawing upon our wealth of experience, we review the similarities and disparities in our respective childhoods, educational backgrounds, early career decisions and serendipitous events we believe helped prepare us to lead. In addition, we address the significant challenges, as well as the highs and lows, women leaders face on a day-to-day basis. Finally, we recount the experiences we have had in redefining the purpose of our life after stepping down from our leadership positions. Focusing on the three aspects of the leadership journey—what comes before leading, what comes with leading and what comes after leading—we share our personal stories and outline the lessons learned as we navigated our careers as women leaders, revealing along the way the decisions, attitudes and experiences that female leaders frequently encounter, as well as the personal characteristics common to women in leadership roles.

Throughout this conversation, we conclude that, for women, there is a common thread connecting these three phases of leadership: nerve—developing your nerve to lead, drawing upon your nerve when leading, and finding the nerve to reinvent yourself when you no longer are leading. Nerve: the personal attribute that we believe is not only required to lead but is often missing in women, even in those who aspire to lead. Nerve to be true to yourself, nerve to take a path less traveled, nerve to go first, nerve to act decisively, nerve to redefine yourself. Women are good at most things: we know how to work hard, we often overprepare for whatever task we are performing, we are proficient at collaboration, consultation and compromise—all important traits of leadership. But if there is one characteristic that we must actively work on developing and consciously draw upon as we chart our course as leaders, it is nerve. Not easy, not obvious, not immediately part of our repertoire.

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Editorial
ECW Press
Año de publicación
2021
Idioma
Inglés
ISBN 10 
1770416013
ISBN 13 
9781770416017
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Número de páginas
320
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