Women, Leadership and Personality: Insights Form the Myers-briggs Type Indicator
The MBTI is extensively used for leadership development training and coaching in companies all over the world. Based on psychologist Carl Jung’s theory of personality types, for more than 50 years it has been the most widely used psychometric instrument for understanding normal personality differences.
How does the MBTI work?
The MBTI identifies your natural preferences [...]
Leadership – Being a Leader and Taking Control
There are two schools concerning leadership, with age old arguments, with both sides citing history as their proof.
One school says leaders are born and the other says leaders are products of the environment. Which school is correct?
Does it matter if you find yourself suddenly in a leadership role? Here is what to [...]
One More Time; Do Women Make Better Leaders Than Men?
An outsider, studying our culture from the headlines on business and news magazines, might wonder what all the fuss is about. Women wanted the top jobs, then they got them, then they didn’t want them anymore. Men wanted to keep women out, then they thought that becoming more feminine would give them a competitive [...]
The Greatest Day in History – Women in Business
WOMEN in BUSINESS
The Greatest Day in History…
Today is the greatest day in the history of the world! That statement sounds optimistic because it sounds promising and it feels good to say it. That statement is often said in the context of today being the first day of the rest of your life [...]
Women’s Political Struggle in Nepal: a Shared History of South Asia
Women’s Political Struggle in Nepal: a Shared History of South Asia
Dr.Kedar Karki
Nepal is a small, landlocked Himalayan State, placed between India and China. Its population of over 18 million is predominantly rural. Since its unification 200 years ago, Nepal has been a monarchy. In the 18th century, the warrior king Prithvi Narayan Shah unified [...]
Frontier: a report on the emerging women's leadership breakfast
More than a hundred participants gathered for the NavPress/Emerging Women’s Leadership breakfast to support women leaders and spend a few morning hours reflecting on the journey of discovering new landscapes as pioneers in the emerging context.
The metaphor of frontier helped us explore what it means to find yourself in a new land after setting out [...]
Encouraging words
“The possibilities that emerge from bringing together creative women leaders from the mainline & evangelical streams of the church are truly exciting, both for the resources these women will bring to one another, and for the resources their friendships will bring to the church at large. The project is the most exciting women’s initiative I’ve [...]
Emerging Women's Leadership Breakfast: Emergent Convention/Nashville
On Friday, May 22, 2009, the Emerging Women’s Leadership team and co-sponsor NavPress will host a breakfast for all interested in supporting women in leadership from 7:30-9:00AM.
During this time, we will engage in active reflection and conversation about the journey many women leaders face along the path of ministry. Prepare to be engaged, challenged and [...]
Women Inventors—important, But not so Famous
Throughout history famous female inventors and mostly have contributed enormously to the world of invention. Women inventors are responsible for a wide variety of inventions that we all encounter in our daily lives, from the automatic dishwasher to life saving medical inventions.
A brief look at some famous and not-so-famous women inventors.
Josephine Garis Cochran invented [...]
what happened in san diego: the emerging women’s leadership breakfast recap
As we prepare for the NavPress/Emerging Women’s Leadership Breakfast on Friday, we are hopeful that our time together will be as impacting and meaningful as our first breakfast in San Diego on March 24, 2009.
Jen remembers this moment:
The highlight for me was at the very end when we passed out small rocks. Each rock had [...]