Leadership Tuesdays: The Power of Acknowledgment...Kimberly Dillon

http://www.houseofmikko.com

"...Always acknowledge people. Really understand what their story is. And it doesn't matter who they are. Simply saying hello, and how are they doing and really knowing what's going on in people's lives is powerful."

--Kimberly Dillon, Founder of the House of Mikko

Twice a month on Tuesdays, WOMEN AT LIBERTY provides a platform for a variety of voices and resources to develop, encourage, and strengthen women leaders. This week, we are featuring Kimberly Dillon. She is an entrepreneur and the founder of the House of Mikko, a company that matches women who have similar characteristics and allows them to provides hair and beauty recommendations to each other. She founded the company to address the challenges that women, specifically women of color, face in finding the "right " beauty products that work for them. Although her company is less than a year old, she has been featured in TechCrunch and ReadWriteWeb, named by Huffington Post as one of 25 Female Tech Founders to watch, and is a member of Women 2.0. Kimberly has two undergraduate degrees from the University of Pittsburgh and an MBA from University of Michigan.

In this TEDxwomen video, Kimberly talks about the power of acknowledgment in our personal lives and in business. To view the Leadership Tuesdays' feature, click here. For more information on Leadership Tuesdays, see here.

Three Passionate Young Women Making History In Washington, D.C.

Maliaka Mealy, Heather Rasberry, and Megan Goffney

Women History Makers-DC, MD & VA salutes three young women from the Washington, D.C. area who took their passion regarding the shooting death of 17 year-old Trayvon Martin ( Sanford, Florida) and channeled it into a well-attended rally on Saturday March 24th in Downtown Washington. Heather Rasberry, Megan Goffney, Maliaka Mealy along with their friend from Florida, Yolanda Carr, organized the "DC Trayvon Rally" via social media in only four days. Thousands including national and local civil rights leaders, church and student leaders, as well as the local, national and international media showed up on a rainy day at Freedom Plaza in front of the John Wilson Building to show their support for the family of Trayvon Martin and concerned for the justice process related to Martin's death.

Women History Makers-DC, MD & VA recognizes the tremendous ingenuity and social media savvy demonstrated by these women.  They not only moved themselves into meaningful action, but they also engaged an entire metropolitan area in activism about the unfortunate and tragic death of Trayvon Martin and the social ills plaguing the urban communities of the Washington, D.C. area. Kudos to Heather, Maliaka, and Meagan, and a SHOUT OUT to Rev. Tony Lee (Community of Hope A.M.E. Church) and all those who supported these women!!  

For more info on this story, check: Trayvon Martin - Washington, DC Rally For Justice on Facebook and "DCTrayvonRally" on Twitter.

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Resources for those blazing trails, breaking glass and making history!

3/29 Book Chat: "The 5 Levels of Leadership" by John Maxwell

Next Chat: Thursday, March 29, 12:30 - 1:15 pm
                (218) 632-0550, Code: 647933#

ASSIGNMENT:  Below is a few quotes from our previous reading in The 5 Levels of Leadership. For our call this week, please pick a quote from below and discuss whether you agree or disagree.  Also please discuss one or two leadership observations related to the quote from your experience.

*If you have not had the opportunity to complete all of the readings, don't worry we will review some the key points. We want to discuss some of your experiences as it relates to a few of the key principles in John Maxwell's book.

I looking forward to your input and participation!!
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• As a new leader, you must use the authority you are given wisely, to advance the team and help the people you lead. (Pg. 43)

• The easiest way to define leadership is by position. However, position and titles are very misleading. A [leadership] position always promises more than it can deliver. (pg. 50)

• Good leadership is about walking beside people and helping them to climb up the hill with you. (Pg. 56)

• Leadership is an opportunity to serve. (Pg. 87)

• Good leaders have an orientation toward results. (Pg. 164)

• If you invest in people, they will never be the same again.  And neither will you. It is impossible to help others without helping yourself. (Pg.174)

Leadership Tuesdays--Stephanie C. Hill of Lockheed Martin newly promoted Executive of non-defense Gov't SBU

 
Our last Leadership Tuesdays for this Women's History Month's of 2012 features Stephanie Cole Hill of leading defense industry contractor, Lockheed Martin.  An engineer by training, Ms. Hill was recently promoted to President of Information Systems and Global Solutions-Civil where she leads the 10,000 employees of this multi-billion dollar business unit. Presently, Ms. Hill is the only African American President at Lockheed Martin and she reports to Ms. Linda R. Gooden, Executive Vice President of Information Systems and Global Solutions and the other African American woman in executive leadership at Lockheed Martin. (Ms. Gooden was profiled and featured in Leadership Tuesdays in September 2011.) 

In March 2012, Ms. Hill has the distinct honor of being profiled for Women's History Month in The Root by her prominent older sister, Harriette Cole, a best-selling author, Today Show/MSNBC contributor, president of her own media company and former editor at Essence Magazine.

To view Ms. Hill's quote "It's The Right Thing To Do" advocating STEM education, click:
http://motivationalmoments-vwo.blogspot.com/2012/03/leadership-tuesdays-its-right-thing-to.html

To view this Leadership Tuesdays' feature on Ms. Hill, click:
http://womenatliberty.com/leadershiptuesdaysmarch2012.html

For more information on LeadershipTuesdays, see:
http://womenatliberty.com/leadershiptuesdays.html


Twice a month on Tuesdays, WOMEN AT LIBERTY provides a platform for a variety of voices and resources to develop, encourage, and strengthen women leaders.

Women History Month Chat -- 5 Levels of Leadership -- Women Leaders Living Their Core Values

Next Chat: Thursday, March 15, 12:30 - 1:15 pm
(218) 632-0550, Code: 647933#


Women discuss how they approach work and life
http://www.mckinseyquarterly.com/

In this brief video, professional women discuss some of the philosophies and core values that have made them successful. Featured leaders include Andrea Jung, CEO & Chair of of AVON, Shelly Lazarus, CEO of Ogilvy, Gerry Laybourne, Founder & former CEO of Oxygen Media, Emma Fundira, Managing Director of Finesse Financial Services and more.

Discussion:
1) How can we be more authentic as leaders? Is there a "real" risk in being authentic?
2) Shelly Lazarus gave some strong advice at the end of the video. Is her advice universal?
3) Who are some of the leaders you admire and why?

Trivia: "What is the past tense of "sneak". How do you pronounce and spell it? (Question linked to Shelly Lazarus comments)

For more info:
http://womenatliberty.com/leadershipdevwleadapr.html  (Video)

Join A Book Discussion TODAY...The 5 Levels of Leadership

Join a chat about leadership--Discussing the "The 5 Levels of Leadership" a book by John Maxwell, 12:30 pm EST Today, 3/8, 218-632-0500, 647933#

Happy International Women's Day!

Leadership Tuesdays: "Managing Change" and "How To Succeed"

Twice a month on Tuesdays, WOMEN AT LIBERTY provides a platform for a variety of voices and resources to develop, encourage, and strengthen women leaders. 

In celebration of Black History Month and its 2012 theme: Black Women in American Culture and History, we are featuring Reverend Dr. Vashti M. McKenzie who is currently a Bishop in the African Methodist Episcopal (A.M.E.) Church. She is responsible for leading the 13th Episcopal District (Tennessee and Kentucky) and she holds the distinction of being the first woman to be elected to the office of Bishop in the A.M.E. Church. Her leadership accomplishments include leading large church organizations in both the U.S. and South Africa, creating entrepreneurial business projects, starting over 35 local churches, growing a church congregation from 330 to over 1700 members, and managing multi-million dollar church real estate development projects.

http://www.thisisyourwakeupcallonline.com

Also for Women's History Month which begins March 1, Leadership Tuesdays is featuring Arianna Huffington who is an author, nationally syndicated columnist, President and Editor-In-Chief of The Huffington Post Media Group. In 2005, she along with Kenneth Lerer and Jonah Peretti, founded The Huffington Post as a political blog. In 2011, Huffington sold The Huffington Post to AOL for a reported $315 million while still maintaining leadership over the now well-respected internet news source. 

http://www.huffingtonpost.com/arianna-huffington

To view these stories, click Leadership Tuesdays.