Engage Her: Activating Women and MultiCultural Communities

I get asked that question quite frequently and there is no simple answer. When I think about the definition a lot of words come into mind: Problem Solver, Risk Taker, Effective Speaker, Persuader and more. We’ll be exploring and talking with many different types of leaders in this column. I’m sure we’ll discover that leaders come in all sizes and shapes. More importantly, the circumstances under which they became a leader will be fascinating to hear about. It won’t be too surprising to find out that many people never set out to be a leader but found themselves stepping up to take on the role of leading a group, a team of people or their own families to solve problems that they face.

Our goal is to discover the different types of leaders, hear their stories and listen to the lessons they will share with us about their leadership experience. What is so exciting is that this column offers us an opportunity to learn and write about multicultural women and men who are leaders in different fields, occupations and in their communities. These people have spent years learning to become leaders. Thirty years ago, when I started out in my career, we never had leaders like these to have as role models. Now we have the great fortune to hear what they have learned and to archive it for future generations. Many of the women we have started interviewing are excited and pleased to share with us their stories and the lessons they’ve learned. They want to help people avoid the pitfalls, issues and challenges they’ve faced. They are eager to share solutions on how they dealt with difficult situations, career threatening events and management problems they faced.

If you have suggestions of leaders that you’d like us to interview, please send us a comment or email us at: info@engageher.org and we will follow up and interview them.