Securing Our Freedom...Ralph J. Bunche

"The well-being and the hopes of the peoples of the world can never be served until peace - as well as freedom, honor and self-respect - is secure." 

--Ralph J. Bunche

Choose Honor...Jonathan Lockwood Huie

Pride comes in two flavors; be careful which you choose. Choose honor, not ego.
 
-- Jonathan Lockwood Huie

Honoring The Sacrifice...Nona

May the way we live our lives honor your sacrifice and the sacrifice of countless others whose names and faces are not so well-known, but whose work was no less effective.

When People Honor Each Other...Blaine Lee

”When people honor each other, there is a trust established that leads to synergy, interdependence, and deep respect. Both parties make decisions and choices based on what is right, what is best, what is valued most highly.” 

--Blaine Lee

Every other Tuesday, WOMEN AT LIBERTY presents Leadership Tuesdays, a platform for a variety of voices and resources to develop, encourage, and strengthen women leaders. In this final segment of a four part series, Nona Ogunsula (Founder of WOMENATLIBERTY.com/FOR THIS CAUSE, Inc.) and Michelle D. Freeman conclude their leadership conversation by discussing what characteristics are important to her when she looks to hire employees or to seek business partners. Ms. Freeman also talks about why Covenant House of Washington, D.C.'s Executive Sleep Out Charity Event is close to her heart and why she chose to sleep outside on a cold November night in solidarity with homeless teens.

Ms. Freeman is the CEO of the Carl M. Freeman Companies, a real-estate development company headquartered in Rockville, Maryland. She is also a minority partner in Monumental Sports and Entertainment which owns the WNBA Mystics, NBA Wizards and NHL Capitals as well as the Verizon Center in Washington, D.C. She sits on the Board of Directors of several Washington, D.C. area non-profit organizations. Most important to her, Michelle is the proud mother of three children.

To view today's video click here. If you missed any or all of the first three parts of this series where Michelle talked about finding renewed life and purpose after experiencing a tragic loss and her leadership style, click here. To view some of her inspiring quotes from this video series, use the "Blog Archive" menu on the right of this page and go toDecember 24, 2013, January 7, 2014, January 21, 2014, and January 28, 2014. For more information on Leadership Tuesdays, please visit our website, womenatliberty.com.

Tell The Truth ...Virginia Woolfe

If you do not tell the truth about yourself you cannot tell it about other people.

--Virginia Woolfe

Respect + Honor + Trust = High Value...Blaine Lee

”When people honor each other, there is a trust established that leads to synergy, interdependence, and deep respect. Both parties make decisions and choices based on what is right, what is best, what is valued most highly.” 

--Blaine Lee

For All Sacrifices Made...Happy Memorial Day!!

For all sacrifices made, we honor you and those who sacrifice with you! A soldier never serves alone...

Happy Memorial Day 2013

We Cannot Ignore Our Obligations...General Colin Powell

We cannot be a nation that simply ignores our obligations to ourselves, our obligations to our constitution, our obligations to our own moral standing in the world. 

--General Colin Powell, Meet The Press with David Gregory, 1/13/13*

Source: http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/50447941/ns/meet_the_press-transcripts/#.UPSkA29JNXF

Leadership Tuesdays: To Live With Honor...Socrates

"The greatest way to live with honor in this world is to be what we pretend to be."

--Socrates

Every other Tuesday, WOMEN AT LIBERTY provides a platform for a variety of voices and resources to develop, encourage, and strengthen women leaders. A conversation with John T. Delaney, PhD., Dean of the University of Pittsburgh's Joseph M. Katz Graduate School of Business, about the current state of women in executive leadership and why women do not choose to get advanced business degrees at the same rate they obtain professional degrees in other areas, like law and medicine, was the catalyst for a series of blogs and articles about the subject. In full disclosure, I received my MBA degree from the University of Pittsburgh and I got a very good education there.  I invite you to read the series of articles here.  Next week, I will conclude my series, "Are We There Yet? My Climb and Journey" which talks about the reasons I went to Business School and some of my experiences in Business School and working in corporate America for AT&T.   

For more on Leadership Tuesdays,click here.

You Are Better Than That!...Nona

Don't dishonor the sacrifices of your ancestors and those who paved the path for you by committing shameful acts. You are better than that!  --Nona

Above and Beyond...Nona

Honoring promises made, going above and beyond the call of duty while staying true to the oath taken. Those are things we think of when we think of heroes. 

--Nona