Women's Leadership Blog

Jo Miller, Featured Woman Leader

 Email Article  

Tweet  

  

  

  

 delicious  

  

  

:: Favorite Book(s)?

• How to Say It For Women: Communicating with Confidence and Power Using the Language of Success by Phyllis Mindell
• Talking from 9 to 5: Women and Men at Work by Deborah Tannen
• Her Place at the Table: A Woman's Guide to Negotiating Five Key Challenges to Leadership Success by Deborah M., Ph.D. Kolb, Judith, Ph.D. Williams, and Carol, JD Frohlinger
• Play Like a Man, Win Like a Woman by Gail Evans

:: Women Leader That Inspires You?
Senator Clinton, for her courage to step up as a candidate, and her persistence in the face of adversity.

:: Who Was Your Best Manager? Why?
Valerie Peck of Aquent. She empowered the team with the training and tools we needed to succeed, set high standards for our performance, then let us figure out our own way to get there. Val is a no-nonsense manager who listened intently when I griped but then held me accountable to finding my own solutions.

:: Your First "Real" Job?
General Manager of a small creative agency in Melbourne, Australia. I was fired on my first year anniversary. I though having a business degree meant I was qualified to lead! I learned the hard way that being a leader take skills, like building relationships, team-building, delegating and influencing.

:: Where Do You Do Your Best Thinking?
While on a run or on a plane.

:: What Do You Value Most in Employees? Colleagues?
Willingness to take risks, admit mistakes, a passion for seeing others be successful, and a drive for continuous self-improvement.

:: What Would You Like to Be the World's Best At?
Helping women create a roadmap into leadership positions in business.

:: What Do You Consider Your Greatest Achievement?
Seeing a number of employees and managers I have coached get promoted to be Vice President!

:: What Is Your Personal Mission Statement?
The world will be a better place when there are more women leaders.

Follow Jo Miller on Twitter