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About this book
Research shows that when women are promoted to positions of leadership, things tend to go a whole lot better. From higher profits, better investment acumen, happier teams, and even fewer COVID deaths in women-led countries, the empirical evidence is adding up and it’s time women embrace the facts and take their place at the top.The facts are clear.Women excel as leaders and often outperform men.And yet, we live in a world where so few women rise to positions of leadership, or receive the respect they deserve. There are 195 countries and currently? only 29 have a woman serving as president, prime minister, or another elected head of state. That’s about 15%. And, only 8% of Fortune 500 companies are led by women CEOs.It’s time to change these numbers, not gradually but swiftly.It’s no exaggeration to say that our lives literally depend upon it.We Should All Be Leaders will The ugly truth. Why so many people (men, women, people of all genders) feel skeptical and mistrustful about putting women in charge (especially women of color)—despite mountains of evidence proving that women make excellent leaders. Imposter syndrome. Why you, as a woman, may feel like you don’t have what it takes to be an excellent leader. How to shed these feelings of doubt and inadequacy once and for all. Lead where you are. You don’t have to be President in order to create a better world. You can lead your company, your organization, your household or your neighborhood, and create powerful ripples of change. Create your own opportunities. Stop waiting to be promoted or invited to a leadership position. Invite yourself. Assertively create the opportunities that you want. Start your own company, charitable foundation, school, or movement. Instead of waiting to be offered a seat at the table, build your own table. The formula for successful leadership. Learn the formula successful women in leadership use in order to obtain exceptional results. Vision, trust, empowerment (the opposite of competition), autonomy and harvest share are the tools of leadership underutilized by men. Understand what these tools are and how to use them in your company to create incredible results, including but not limited to, profits.We Should All Be Leaders will include exclusive, never-before-heard stories from inspirational leaders, from activists to CEOs. Each woman will share a strategy for effective leadership and how she uses that strategy to reach important goals in her career and at home.This book will convince millions of women that the most capable and qualified leader in the room is you.