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| Women in Leadership |
| Women of Vision provides leadership development training for women around the world. On this website are several articles to introduce our basic training concepts. Advocacy Politics Citizen Leaders: The Key to Effective Democracy A Review of Leadership Theory Social Change and Social Movements Our underlying philosophy is "connective leadership" from Jean Lipman-Blumen's ground breaking book The Connective Edge published in 1996 by Jossey-Bass of San Francisco, CA USA. The symbol of connective leadership is the spider's web, a multitude of relationships and connections around a common purpose. Women are spinning webs of inclusion and understanding through the UN's international conferences and meetings. As we gain the knowledge of our common condition and the interconnected forces that influence our lives, we can form a network of support across vast distances, if necessary, to address our issues. We can "think globally and act locally." For additional information or to discuss potential training contact Jan Secor, Ed.D. at jsecor@serv.net |
| DECIDE TO NETWORK (by Dr. Robert Muller, former Assistant Secretary General at the United Nations) Decide to Network Use every letter you write Every conversation you have Every meeting you attend To express your fundamental beliefs and dreams Affirm to others the vision of the world you want Network through thought Network through action Network through love Network through the spirit You are the centre of the world You are a free, immensely powerful source of life and goodness Affirm it Spread it Radiate it Think day and night about it And you will see a miracle happen: The greatness of your own life In a world of big powers, media and monopolies But of four and a half billion individuals Networking is the new freedom The new democracy A new form of happiness |
| Links to articles written in Russian: Advocacy Politics Citizen Leaders: The Key to Effective Democracy A Review of Leadership Theory Decide to Network |