The Collective Wisdom of High-Performing Women: Leadership Lessons from the Judy Project - Hardcover

by Colleen Moorehead (Editor)

How can women become effective leaders in large organizations without sacrificing who they are, as women and as mothers? This book answers the question: They should live out the 10 characteristics of today's winning leaders. These characteristics -- compassion, honesty, and authenticity, for example -- were once seen as feminine weaknesses in the command-and-control corporate world. But today, in an inclusive and connected world, they define the leader who strengthens organizations rather than undermines them. This book comes from the voices of experience: over 70 women who have participated in The Judy Project, a 16-year-old leadership forum for women leaders who are aiming for the top. In compelling, first-person stories, they talk about ambition, courage, and the hard choices they've made to manage personal and professional lives in the real world of business. They tell stories about how they put into action the 10 leadership traits, and they offer sage advice to young people -- especially young women -- about how they can move up in organizations while remaining true to themselves and to their families.

Author Biography

Colleen Moorehead is Chief Client Officer at Osler. Her 20-year career began her career at Merrill Lynch and CIBC. She then co- founded E*TRADE Canada, and as president built the firm from its pioneering roots as an e-commerce start-up to its position as the largest independent online investment firm in Canada. She served as CEO of Nexient Learning, Canada's leading corporate learning and skills development provider, and as entrepreneur in residence at the private equity firm, Signal Hill Equity Partners. She was also head of marketing at East Coast Fund Management, a hedge fund firm launched by the former heads of TD Securities and Scotia Capital. Colleen was recognized in 2015 by Catalyst Canada as a Business Leader, for leading the way in business diversity. In 2010, she won a coveted award as a Business Builder from the Canadian Marketing Hall of Legends.