The Feminine Quest for Success

Introduction - taking courage in our wholeness. Part 1 A journey toward our true selves: the double-edged sword - trade-offs and contradictions at work - a woman's style is not a man's, the feminine conflict, the double-edged sword, the paradox, bringing about change; a model for self-alignment - benefits of self-alignment, my sources of inspiration, self-alignment is a journey, a model for alignment, internal dialogue, external reality, individual purpose; different genders - different styles - women and men are different, we are also the same, so, which is it? - same or different?, what are the differences?, two different pictures. Part 2 The five success strategies: the emulator - the story of one emulator, reflections on the story of Sarah, alignment for the emulator, the emulator's approach to doing business, advantages of the emulator approach, disadvantages of the emulator approach, shifting from the emulator approach, the key issue for an emulator; the trooper - the story of a trooper, reflections on the story of Joan, alignment for the trooper, description of the trooper, advantages of the trooper approach, disadvantages of the trooper approach, the key issue for troopers; the balancer - the story of a balancer, reflections on the story of Emily, balance of work-life and home-life, description of the balancer, alignment for the balancer, advantages of the balancer approach, disadvantages of the balancer approach, the key issue for balancers; the seeker - the story of a seeker, reflections on the story of Ann, description of the seeker, alignment for the seeker, advantages of the seeker approach, disadvantages of the seeker approach, the value of congruity; the integrator - the story of Maria, the story of Ann, reflections on the stories of Ann and Maria, description of the early integrator, the late integrator, alignment for the integrator, key issues for the integrator. Part 3 How to increase self-alignment: discovering self-alignment - awareness, acceptance, action - paths and traps, awareness, acceptance, action, finding the safety we need, becoming centred, alignment for women; the success strategies as paths to self-alignment - alignment for the emulator, alignment for the trooper, alignment for the balancer, alignment for the seeker, alignment for the integrator. Part 4 Changing the business environment: coming full circle - a fresh view of the organizational change - fighting the status quo, individual pressure, a systemic view, feminine pride.