by drjeanneporterking | Jun 15, 2021 | Influence, Leadership, Women's Leadership
The ability to influence is critical to all leaders but is absolutely essential for women leaders to succeed. Why? Because so many women lead in places where what counts as leadership is still very male-centered. As Dr. Avis Jones-DeWeever wrote in her book, How...
by drjeanneporterking | Oct 23, 2019 | Church Leadership, Faith At Work, Inclusive Leadership, Influence, Purpose, Religion & Spirituality, Women's Leadership
Recently I had the great pleasure of speaking at two leadership conferences that got me to thinking about my own leadership as a calling. As many of you know, I have been writing on the topic of women’s leadership since my first book, Leading Ladies, was...
by drjeanneporterking | Jun 21, 2019 | Influence, Women's Leadership
What is Influence? Is it getting others to do what I want? Is it persuading another to follow my recommendations? Whatever it is, we know leaders do it. Leaders influence. So, recently in an executive education course of about fifty women, I asked these leaders to...
by drjeanneporterking | Jun 16, 2016 | Father's Day, Influence, Leader, Women's Leadership
With so many horrific heartbreaking stories in the news of late, I wanted to post something uplifting as Father’s Day approaches. I want to share some leadership insights I received from my Father, Mr. Henry Joseph “Joe” Porter. First let me give some context. My Dad...
by drjeanneporterking | May 16, 2016 | Influence, Power, Women's Leadership
I spoke this past weekend at the Power of Women in Business Conference in Chicago. A young woman asked me “how do you change someone’s perspective of you as a powerful woman when they tend to call it something else?” Well, we all know what that...
by drjeanneporterking | Aug 18, 2014 | Faith At Work, Inclusive Leadership, Influence, Race
Over the weekend I held two crucial conversations on race. One with a young adult relative who has been facing some pretty complex challenges that have resulted in him dealing with the issues and frustrations he is facing by acting out rather than talking it out. The...
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