4Transformation From Hidden to Visible Leadership

Our next task in this book is to turn to the first two of the three research questions introduced in Chapter 1. To remind the reader, these questions are:

  • Did the WLS training effect changes in participants’ leadership behavior, and if so what were the nature of these changes?
  • Did these changes enable alumnae to exercise leadership more effectively?

In this chapter and the three that follow it, I will draw upon the leadership stories of WLS alumnae to illustrate the core theme of leadership transformations. In doing so, I will affirmatively address both questions posed here. This chapter explores the first leadership transformation ...

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