Leading with care : how women around the world are inspiring businesses, empowering communities, and creating opportunity / Mary Cantando ; foreword by Sheila C. Johnson.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Cantando, Mary.

Contributor:

Johnson, Sheila, 1949-

Gayle, Helene.

CARE/International.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Women in development--Developing countries.

Women in development.

Poor women--Developing countries.

Poor women.

Entrepreneurship--Developing countries.

Entrepreneurship.

Leadership in women--Developing countries.

Leadership in women.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (227 p.)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

San Francisco : Jossey-Bass, c2009.

Language Note:

English

System Details:

text file

Summary:

In partnership with international relief agency CARE, an inspiring look at how women around the world are developing businesses and creating opportunity. In this ground-breaking business book, management expert Mary Cantando examines the stories of women in the developing world who, with help from the non-profit organization CARE, have capitalized on personal and professional opportunities, contributed to their communities, influenced their physical environment, and overcome discrimination on the road to establishing self-sufficiency and building strong lives and strong businesses Str

Contents:

Leading with Care: How Women Around the World Are Inspiring Businesses, Empowering Communities, and Creating Opportunity; Contents; Foreword; Introduction; An Organization Making a World of Difference; A Unique and Powerful Approach to Leadership; Moving Toward a Better World for All Women; Part 1: DEVELOPING SELF-SUFFICIENCY; CREATING SELF-SUFFICIENCYTHROUGH TRAINING; BLAZING A PATH THROUGH SPORTS; OVERCOMING CHALLENGES TO ACHIEVE SELF-SUFFICIENCY; GAINING SELF-SUFFICIENCY WHILE HELPING OTHERS; IMPLEMENTING SELF-SUFFICIENCY IN YOUR OWN LIFE; Part 2: CAPITALIZING ON OPPORTUNITY

CAPITALIZING ON OPPORTUNITY IN NIGERSEIZING GOOD FORTUNE; BUILDING A DIFFERENT KIND OF BUSINESS; OVERCOMING NAYSAYERS; CAPITALIZING ON OPPORTUNITY IN YOUR OWN LIFE; Part 3: BUILDING COMMUNITY; BUILDING COMMUNITY IN INDIA; BUILDING COMMUNITY EVERYWHERE; JOINING FORCES IN THE BUSINESS WORLD; CREATING AN ADVISORY BOARD COMMUNITY; BUILDING COMMUNITY IN YOUR OWN LIFE; Part 4: PROTECTING THE ENVIRONMENT THROUGH ACTION AND POLICY; PROVIDING CLEAN WATER IN MOZAMBIQUE; PROTECTING THE ENVIRONMENT THROUGH CORPORATE LEADERSHIP; SAVING THE ENVIRONMENT ONE PLATE AT A TIME; BUILDING FOR THE FUTURE

SAFEGUARDING THE ENVIRONMENT IN YOUR OWN LIFEPart 5: ADDRESSING DISCRIMINATION; OVERCOMING DISCRIMINATION THROUGH LITERACY; ADDRESSING DISCRIMINATION THROUGH CORPORATE LEADERSHIP; LEARNING TO CAPITALIZE ON THE DIFFERENCES; OVERCOMING BIAS IN THE LEGAL PROFESSION; ADDRESSING DISCRIMINATION IN YOUR OWN LIFE; A Final Note from the Author: Leaving a Legacy; Learning More About These Women and Organizations; Afterword; Acknowledgments; About the Author; Index

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

9786612279768

9781282279766

1282279769

9780470527320

0470527323

OCLC:

456094615