If You Want Something Done: Leadership Lessons from Bold Women

by Nikki R Haley

Overview

In the spirit of Thatcher's quote, Ambassador Nikki R. Haley offers inspiring examples of women who worked against obstacles and opposition to get things done - including Haley herself. As a brown girl growing up in South Carolina, no one would have predicted she would become the first minority female governor in America, the first female and the first minority governor in South Carolina, or the U.S. ambassador to the United Nations. She faced many people who thought she didn't belong - she was too brown. Too female. Too young. Too conservative. Too principled. Too idealistic. As far as Nikki was concerned, those were not reasons to hold her back. Those were all reasons to forge ahead. She drew inspiration from other trailblazing women throughout history who summoned the courage to be different and lead. This personal and compelling book celebrates ten remarkable women who dared to be bold, from household names like Margaret Thatcher and Israel's former prime minister Golda Meir, to Jeane Kirkpatrick, the first female U.S. ambassador to the United Nations, to lesser-known leaders like human rights activist Cindy Warmbier, education advocate Virginia Walden Ford, civil rights pioneer Claudette Colvin, and more.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781638085447
Publisher:	Center Point
Publication date:	12/01/2022
Edition description:	Large Print
Pages:	500
Product dimensions:	5.84(w) x 8.80(h) x 0.85(d)

Table of Contents

Introduction 9

1 Margaret Thatcher: Stand for Principle 13

2 Jeane Kirkpatrick: Don't Apologize 33

3 Golda Meir: Take Action 51

4 Cindy Warmbier: Be Strong 77

5 Nadia Murad: Take Control 95

6 Virginia Walden Ford: Raise Your Voice 115

7 Claudette Colvin: Stand for What's Right Even If You're Standing Alone 137

8 Virginia Hall: Service over Self 159

9 Wilma Rudolph: Never Give Up 179

10 Amelia Earhart: If You're Going to Do Something, Do It Well 197

Conclusion 219

Acknowledgments 223

Notes 225