Book description
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 Structured around these five principles CARE's mission statement, Leading with Care expertly bridges inspiring stories of human endeavor with straight-up business lessons that all of us can apply to our work and organizations. Featuring interviews with top female executives at American companies who devote their own time and resources to CARE, we see just how much we can learn when it comes to growth, opportunity, and community. Each section ends with a discussion and specific questions that will help you integrate the lessons in your own life.
In an ever-shifting world, CARE's message is timeless. Its practical approach to building businesses and self-sufficiency, in any economy, in any nation, gives us all hope and the power to create our own secure futures.
Table of contents
- Praise
- Title Page
- Copyright Page
- Dedication
- Foreword
- Introduction
- Part 1 - DEVELOPING SELF-SUFFICIENCY
- Part 2 - CAPITALIZING ON OPPORTUNITY
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Part 3 - BUILDING COMMUNITY
- Creating a Community Through Coalition
- Creating a Community of Girls
- Providing Global Support Through Communities
- Creating Communities Through Sports
- 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
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Part 5 - ADDRESSING DISCRIMINATION
- Dissecting the Problem Behind the Problem
- Spreading the Word to Build Solidarity
- 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
- Acknowledgements
- About the Author
- Index
Product information
- Title: Leading with Care: How Women Around the World are Inspiring Businesses, Empowering Communities, and Creating Opportunity
- Author(s):
- Release date: September 2009
- Publisher(s): Jossey-Bass
- ISBN: 9780470527344
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