On Becoming a Woman Leader: Learning from the Experiences of University Presidents (JB - Anker) - Hardcover

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Susan R. Madsen, Ed.D., is associate professor of management at Utah Valley University. For more than sixteen years, she has been an independent management consultant in a variety of settings including higher education, government, nonprofit, community, and corporate. Dr. Madsen's true passion revolves around her work as a leadership and change researcher, scholar, educator, and practitioner. Her work is widely published in academic journals, and she presents workshops, seminars, and lectures in a variety of national and international

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Praise for On Becoming a Woman Leader

"Through their own words, Susan Madsen illuminates thedevelopmental experiences of my generation of women leaders inhigher education. Her groundbreaking scholarship and insight ensurethat this book will be valuable, not only within higher education,but to all who influence girls and women to make a difference inour world."
—Blenda J. Wilson, former president CEO, Nellie Mae EducationFoundation and former president, California State University,Northridge

"Many lament the dearth of women in senior leadership positions.Madsen's research on women university presidents provides practicalinsights into how they evolved into those roles. More important,this provides a remarkable blueprint for any woman who aspires tofollow in their tracks. This combination of clinical and empiricalresearch makes a valued contribution to the literature ofleadership."

—Jack Zenger, CEO, Zenger-Folkman and coauthor, TheExtraordinary Leader: Turning Good Managers into Great Leaders

"Through intimate conversations with these extraordinary womenleaders, Madsen has illuminated the enduring, timeless, andessential character of all good leaders—both men and women. Ihope their stories will help us reclaim these traits in this timewhen so many institutions are adrift with leaders and policy makerswho have lost their way."
—Margaret J. Wheatley, author, Leadership and the New Scienceand Finding Our Way: Leadership for an Uncertain Time

"For any woman who wants to become, serve, or understand a topleader in higher education, this book both analyzes past researchand creates new data based on interviews with ten women who areuniversity presidents. It offers a unique roadmap of tips,insights, and reflections to advance the next wave of women leadersdevoted to making things better on their campuses."
—Mary Dee Wenniger, editor and publisher, Women in HigherEducation newsletter

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On Becoming a Woman Leader

On Becoming a Woman Leader is a groundbreaking book that focuseson the experiences of ten extraordinary women leaders in highereducation. The book explores how these women developed theknowledge, skills, and core competencies that helped them obtainand maintain positions of influence within the academy.

Based on years of research, this book provides an analysis ofthe data gathered from extensive interviews with universitypresidents. These women offer candid information about theirlifelong journey to becoming leaders. They reveal their childhoodand adolescent experiences including facts about their personality,schooling, activities, leadership positions, employment,influential individuals, significant events, opportunities, awards,recognitions, college plans, and goals. The discussion about theleaders' college years provides insight into what influenced theirleadership development, decisions, and perspectives.

On Becoming a Woman Leader examines the leaders' career pathsfrom first professional jobs to their current positions, placingparticular emphasis on the skills developed at each level. The bookprovides details about the individuals who influenced these womenthroughout their careers and reveals theexperiences—activities, situations, andopportunities—that the presidents believe were most beneficialfor their growth as leaders. The author also includes pertinentinformation about the presidents' leadership motivations, styles,and philosophies. At the conclusion of the book, the presidentsoffer their personal leadership development advice.

On Becoming a Woman Leader offers a guide for personal growth aswell as a wealth of ideas that can help develop the kind of womenleaders that will truly make a difference in their communities.