Women's Leadership Exchange

article thumbnail

What Business Women Can Learn from George Steinbrenner

Women's Leadership Exchange

He was also willing to step out of his comfort zone in business, like when he was part of an investment group that created the YES network in 2005, which has become the number one regional sports network. He was a “bad&# boy, too. Banned from major league baseball twice – once for making illegal campaign contributions.

Sports 104
article thumbnail

Women's Leadership Exchange - Blog - WLE Atlanta Welcomes Katrina.

Women's Leadership Exchange

We were very happy to give them scholarships to attend the Atlanta conference on Wednesday, September 21st.

Blog 70
Insiders

Sign Up for our Newsletter

This site is protected by reCAPTCHA and the Google Privacy Policy and Terms of Service apply.

article thumbnail

NYC Transit Strike: Could Women Do Better?

Women's Leadership Exchange

Settling the strike quickly would be the best gift that New Yorkers could get in 2005. The women can get this settled faster than you can say "Happy Holidays" And we do all want to celebrate the holidays in New York.

article thumbnail

Saying Good Bye To Great Women

Women's Leadership Exchange

We have lost many great women in 2005. As I thought about Rona on New Year's Eve day, I began to think about all the other women that we lost in 2005. Thank you to Beth Polish, a business leader and innovator, for bringing to my attention a news item (NY Times) on New Year's Eve about the passing of author Rona Jaffe.

RONA 70
article thumbnail

Pelosi first Female Speaker of the House!

Women's Leadership Exchange

than they were under Leader Pelosi in 2005, voting together a record 88 percent of the time. Elected in 2003 as the first woman to lead a major political party in Congress, Pelosi has built consensus and unified the Democratic caucus. A recent study by Congressional Quarterly found that ?over Pelosi brings to the Leader?s