Motivational Moment: Servant Leadership...Marabeth E. Gentry

...to be a leader you must first be the servant to the people. To be the servant doesn’t mean subordinate. It just means that you take the people and their welfare, their [well-being] first. And then you consider yourself.

--Dr. Marabeth E. Gentry is the first woman to lead the National Convention of Gospel Choirs and Choruses, Inc. (NCGCC) as its President.

http://www.ncgccinc.com

Every other Tuesday, WOMEN AT LIBERTY provides a platform for a variety of voices and resources to develop, encourage, and strengthen women leaders. Today, a special issue of Leadership Tuesdays is presented to recognize a major milestone of the oldest African American singing organization in the United States. The National Convention of Gospel Choirs and Choruses (NCGCC) was founded in 1932 by Thomas A. Dorsey who is credited with creating the genre of black gospel music. On August 6, 2012, the organization inaugurated its first woman as president.  Dr. Marabeth E. Gentry was installed at NCGCC's Annual Conference held in Washington, D.C. from August 4 -- 10, 2012. 

In today's Leadership Tuesday, Dr. Gentry talks about the organization's rich history and tradition, the legacy of leadership that was imparted to her, and her vision for the organization.  She is a native of St. Louis, Missouri and a retired educator who worked in the St. Louis Public School system for 32 years. After her installation services, she graciously agreed to an interview with WOMEN AT LIBERTY/Women History Maker-DC, MD & VA's founder, Nona Ogunsula.

To read her article, click here. For more information on Leadership Tuesdays, see here.

There Are Women Who...Ashley Rice

“There are women who make things better... simply by showing up. There are women who make things happen. There are women who make their way. There are women who make a difference. And women who make us smile. There are women of wit and wisdom who- through strength and courage- make it through. There are women who change the world everyday... Women like you.”

― Ashley Rice

Celebrating the 2012 Women History Makers-DC, MD & VA Honorees

 

An American Debate: Belief vs. Rights

"In America, you may believe whatever you want to believe. However, you do not have a right to force your beliefs on others. Nor do you have a right to discriminate against others in employment, housing, public accommodations, etc. because they believe differently than you."  --Nona

For a full blog on the recent Chick-fil-A debate over marriage and freedoms guaranteed by the American Constitution, see http://libertyip.blogspot.com/2012/08/an-american-debate-beliefs-vs-rights.html. 

The More You Dream...Michael Phelps

“You can’t put a limit on anything. The more you dream, the farther you get.” 

--Michael Phelps, Swimmer, Most Decorated Olympian! Olympics 2012 London

Love Is A Super Hero...Maya Angelou

Love recognizes no barriers. It jumps hurdles, leaps fences, penetrates walls to arrive at it destination full of hope.

--Maya Angelou

Undiscovered Leadership...Gloria Steinem

Clearly no one knows what leadership has gone undiscovered in women of all races, and in black and other minority men.

--Gloria Steinem

 

Every other Tuesday, WOMEN AT LIBERTY provides a platform for a variety of voices and resources to develop, encourage, and strengthen women leaders. Today, Leadership Tuesdays continues a series looking at why women are not seeking advanced degrees in business at the same rate as they get other professional degrees. Also the discussion seeks to answer why women are not proportionately represented in senior leadership positions in business.

This past May, I was given the opportunity to talk with Dr. John T. Delaney, Dean of the Joseph M. Katz Graduate School of Business at the University of Pittsburgh in Pennsylvania, regarding the women empowerment and leadership program I launched in March 2011. The purpose of Women History Makers-DC, MD & VA and Leadership Tuesdays is to:

Highlight and profile women role models in Washington, D.C., Maryland, and Virginia who have been trailblazers and pioneers
Provide resources to develop, strengthen and encourage women to pursue leadership
Provide online and offline opportunities for mentoring and motivation that enable women to live better lives.

(See womenatliberty.com for more information.)

Given the low rate of women in corporate senior executive and Board of Directors’ positions in U.S.companies, I decided that I wanted to focus our talk on the representation of women in those areas. I also wanted to find out how Katz is addressing this problem in its MBA and Executive Education programs. Further, I wanted to know if Katz was involved in any partnerships and/or research to 1) explain the cause for the lack of women and minorities in leadership positions; and 2) improve the status quo.

Some of the statistics that informed my conversation with Dr. Delaney came from "Women In America, Indicators of Social and Economic Well-Being", a 2011 Report released by the White House Council on Women and Girls. (See Leadership Tuesdays for the statistics.) As mentioned in his earlier guest blog for Leadership Tuesdays, The Great Business School Challenge Hidden In Plain Sight, Delaney discussed..

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A Relentless Pursuit Of Integrity!

"A person is not given integrity.  It results from the relentless pursuit of honesty at all times."

--Author Unknown

Every other Tuesday, WOMEN AT LIBERTY provides a platform for a variety of voices and resources to develop, encourage, and strengthen women leaders. Today, Leadership Tuesdays continues a series looking at the why women are not seeking advance degrees in business at the same rate as they get other professional degrees. Also the discussion seeks to answer why women are not proportionately represented in senior leadership positions in business.

This past May, I was given the opportunity to talk with Dr. John T. Delaney, Dean of the Joseph M. Katz Graduate School of Business at the University of Pittsburgh in Pennsylvania, regarding the women empowerment and leadership program I launched in March 2011. The purpose of Women History Makers-DC, MD & VA and Leadership Tuesdays is to: 

• Highlight and profile women role models in Washington, D.C., Maryland, and Virginia who have been trailblazers and pioneers 
• Provide resources to develop, strengthen and encourage women to pursue leadership 
• Provide online and offline opportunities for mentoring and motivation that enable women to live better lives. 

(See womenatliberty.com for more information.)


Given the low rate of women in corporate senior executive and Board of Directors’ positions in U.S.companies, I decided that I wanted to focus our talk on the representation of women in those areas. I also wanted to find out how Katz is addressing this problem in its MBA and Executive Education programs. Further, I wanted to know if Katz was involved in any partnerships and/or research to 1) explain the cause for the lack of women and minorities in leadership positions; and 2) improve the status quo.


Some of the statistics that informed my conversation with Dr. Delaney came from "Women In America, Indicators of Social and Economic Well-Being", a 2011 Report released by the White House Council on Women and Girls. (See Leadership Tuesdays for the statistics.) As mentioned in his earlier guest blog for Leadership Tuesdays, The Great Business School Challenge Hidden In Plain Sight, Delaney discussed... 


For more, click here...

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