leadership

Last week, YourOnRamp was at the 43rd Annual Women’s Symposium at SMU in Dallas which was focused on Educating Women for Social and Political Leadership. One apparent theme was that leadership is a process and each step needs to be respected. Don’t we all aspire to lead? Wouldn’t it be nice if we could skip up the steps to a leadership position? The symposium was comprised of multigenerational participants and the older women were advising the younger generation that a leadership role is often earned.

I was in Austin, TX last Friday at the Women in Business Leadership Conference sponsored by the McCombs School of Business. I was invigorated to be amidst the energy of current and recently graduated MBA students. It doesn’t seem long ago since I was sitting in their seats with my own dreams of a new career. I realize my perspective of the work world was different then. I knew I would soon have to choose between a full-time career and taking time off for a family. I am excited that these women won’t have just two choices.

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Women who aren’t familiar with the Junior League often ask me to describe it when they find out I am a member. If they have any knowledge of our organization, they have the “pumps and pearls” picture of well-to-do homemakers sipping tea together and writing checks to worthy causes. In reality, the Junior League of San Jose (JLSJ) is an organization of dynamic, motivated women from all sorts of backgrounds, many of whom are juggling work, marriage, children and multiple volunteer activities.

There are certain times when someone will say something, addressing an audience or to no one in particular, and the words will strongly resonate with you as if the message was spoken for you alone.

On two distinct occasions, that has happened with me and the words have caused me to change my actions in thoughtful, significant ways.