Full Description
Grit & Grace is a collection of quotes, stories and sage advice from female trailblazers, creatively designed to inspire modern-day leaders. Powerful words from groundbreakers like Marie Curie and Susan B. Anthony have moved and motivated us for generations. Today, many more women and girls are leading the way across all walks of life. From the authors of the breakout inspirational book Beautifully Said comes Grit & Grace, a showcase of the brilliant minds, innovative careers, and fascinating backstories of female leaders. You'll find world-famous and less-visible changemakers, including Nobel winners, CEOs and pop stars...plus, an artisan ice cream maker, police chief, bishop, orchestra conductor and cruise ship captain. Grit & Grace is the perfect companion for dreaming up fresh possibilities and translating vision into action. Its pages pair sourced quotations with the uncommon stories of a host of remarkable women, readying today's leaders to imagine new futures. Plus, it's stylishly designed so readers can creatively share what inspires them. The book makes a meaningful gift for sisters, daughters, friends, teammates, teachers, colleagues, newly minted grads, and the other dreamers and doers in your life.Among the 90 legendary and contemporary trailblazers featured...Bessie ColemanJane GoodallVera WangTina FeyReese WitherspoonMeghan MarkleAmal ClooneyAva DuVernayKathryn SullivanVenus WilliamsBeatrix PotterDiana VreelandAnita RoddickClara BartonKatharine Graham Dolores HuertaRose MarcarioCourtney Banghart Christiana FigueresJeni Britton Bauer
Contents
Early-stageValues: Tightly knit.Equal parts: Compete fiercely. And, be kind.End-game: Help people find dignity.Better together: Community over competition.Nitty gritty: Toughen up on the terms.Big picture: It's why leaders lead.Re-think priorities: Drop the ball.
