Do you play down your assets and shy away from power? Gloria Feldt says that she did and she sees other women defer to men every day. She wrote, No Excuses: 9 Ways Women Can Change How We Think about Power—Tools for Leading an Unlimited Life. Her goal is to guide us into accepting leadership roles and using that power to achieve parity and make the world a better place.
Once a teen mom in rural Texas, Gloria Feldt later served for nine years as CEO of Planned Parenthood Federation of America. She was named one of America’s Top 200 Women Legends, Leaders and Trailblazers by “Vanity Fair Magazine.” She’s a commentator, speaker and author who speaks about women and leadership, politics, power, health and media.
Gloria says that women’s first mistake about power is thinking in terms of “power over” instead of “power to.” When women do take the reins, they increase the profits of the corporations they work for and legislate in ways that improve everyone’s quality of life. As women, we hold ourselves back by not defining ourselves before someone else defines us.
Don’t miss this eye-opening conversation! Dr. Nancy and Gloria cite authorities who say it will take women 500 years to reach parity in the corporate world if we do not change our ways, discuss why we need to embrace controversy to be heard and much more.
If there is something you’d like to change at your job, in your home or community, listen to the wisdom and ideas in this conversation. Open your mind to new ideas about power.