Women in Leadership: A Collection of Articles

Women in Leadership: A Collection of Articles

This is a story containing 19 articles on the female author’s personal and professional experiences as a 20+ year Corporate Certified Project Manager.  Painful and Rewarding experiences shared by women in Corporate America leadership roles across the globe.  Her award winning career has entailed managing hundreds of projects for all types of companies including Major Conglomerate Corporations like CBS, Showtime, IBM, Verizon, Avis/Budget, CIGNA Healthcare and many more. 

The 19 Articles 

1. Artful use of Voice in navigating male culture
2. What is Leadership? And why are women so good at certain aspects of it, yet struggle to excel at others?
3. Evil Genius: Men who strategically select and place women leaders as Chess Piece Queens
4. Women who over prepare and lose effectiveness, learning to 'Wing it'
5. Breeding Longevity in Women Leaders
6. It’s easy for women leaders to be liked, what it takes to be revered
7. Importance of enjoyment of career to entice women to want tough leadership roles
8. The role of Fashion and Organization in Women Leaders for increasing confidence in IT from the business units
9. Importance of Women Leaders being informed on new technology
10. Gaining insight on complex issues to build a 'Smart Woman' image and being a Subject Matter Expert (SME)
11. How a woman leader innovates and how male leaders can leverage this
12. Art of collaboration and giving credit for ideas
13. Leadership comparison of 2 distinctly different and powerful women in IT leadership roles
14. What the business really wants versus what IT is determined to give them - Lost in Translation
15. The secret codes for IT Delivery
16. Grassroots strategic socializing and information gathering
17. Managing Dissension, corralling the team's frustration in high pressure projects and strict deadlines
18. Tactical vs. Strategic
19. Resourceful Negotiator

The author’s background is also important to know as there is a unique rare perspective woven into each story.  Sometimes an ideologically clash of what Corporate America was supposed to be like versus what it ended up being about.   This gives the stories and articles an edge and relatable emotion that makes the reader want to explore further, the foundation for a series of ongoing stories and articles.

The 9th child of 13 Children, the author was born the daughter of a Pastor/Antiques Dealer and Telephone Company worker/Homemaker in Motor City - Detroit, Michigan. She was raised in Lansing, Michigan right near Michigan State University. Having gone to New York City to attend New York University, she remained and built a successful 20+ year career in Project Management. Having obtained her PMP to become a Certified Project Manager, she also began her writing career. Diane has managed hundreds of projects for all types of companies including Major Conglomerate Corporations like CBS, Showtime, IBM, Verizon, Avis/Budget, CIGNA Healthcare and many more. Possessing a rare combination of charm and dedication to hard work, teams gravitate towards her leadership style and reputation for getting projects delivered with speed and quality. Diane has won a multitude of Awards and Recognition, of which she is filled with Gratitude. She enjoys Tennis, Reading, Writing, Good Music, and Walking. She is a firm proponent of rights for Women and Minorities, themes you will often see prominent in her books and articles. Diane has written over 100 Articles, Books, and ‘How To’ Manuals. She is also a Podcast Host and hopes to have Radio and TV shows worldwide.