05 Apr 2011
by Lavernein entrepreneurship, Lead by Example, Uncategorized Tags: Courage, credibility, dreams, Harriet Tubman, Leadership, leadership qualities, notable women in history, successful escape, woman leader
Image by Paul Lowry via Flickr
Leaders, how determined are you to accomplish the goals that you ask others to embrace? Are you willing to go it alone, just you and your dream until you are able to lead others down the same path?
Often leaders start out alone, a leader of no one aside from herself. The leader lives and breathes the singular kernel of an ideal, a belief, or a necessity that must be accomplished, no matter the odds. The odds might be life or death, as was the case with Harriet Tubman, a fine example of a historical woman leader. Only her escape to freedom would bring her an opportunity to fulfill her dreams.
In 1849 … the slaves were to be sold, though previously set free by an old will. Harriet resolved not to be sold, and so, with no knowledge of the North … she walked away one night alone (Sanborn, 1863).
The odds for you as a leader may not be life or death, but it could mean your livelihood, or even our credibility. How do you ensure success of your venture or goal? More
06 Aug 2010
by Lavernein Uncategorized
Harriet Tubman, exemplified great leadership qualities throughout her life. How would Harriet Tubman have used Social Media?
I think she would have been a prolific user of Twitter and other social media tools, and probably GPS instead of the North Star too, but I’ll save that for another post.
I did wonder, though, what would Harriet Tubman have tweeted about? I decided to make a list of the top ten things that Harriet Tubman might have chosen to tweeted.
- The impact of the Dred Scott decision on slaves
- Appearing at the National Association of Colored Women in 1896 in Washington, D.C with Ida B. Wells
- Being introduced by Susan B. Anthony at a women’s suffrage event, also in 1896
- Her numerous trips into certain danger to free slaves
- Publication of her biographies by Sarah F. Bradford available here and here (for free!)
- Pay disparities between black and white soldiers
- The meeting she held with Sojourner Truth (of which we know very little, unfortunately)
- Her reaction to John Brown’s failed Harpers Ferry raid
- Pleas for money to help escaped slaves establish themselves in a free society
- How during the Civil War, she planned and led the first armed expedition by a woman
So that’s my list (which I reserve the right to add to later). What do you think she would have tweeted about?
09 Apr 2010
by Lavernein Authentic Leadership, Courage, Harriet Tubman, Uncategorized, Women Leadership in Business Tags: Courage, courageous leader, dreamer, hardships, Harriet Tubman, heroine, inspiration, inspirational quote, leadership qualities, notable women in history, patience, women in history
I was talking to an acquaintance about how much inspiration I found in the accomplishments of notable women in history. Nanita (close to her real name) said quite firmly that she could never be a courageous leader like someone such as Harriet Tubman.
I then questioned how courageous I could be as a leader until I remembered something very important. Click here to learn more about courageous leadership
29 Mar 2010
by Lavernein Authentic Leadership, Courage, Harriet Tubman, Networking, Personal Brand, Uncategorized Tags: Authentic Leadership, best practices, courageous acts, Harriet Tubman, ida wells, madame c j walker, Networking, Personal Brand, timeless lessons
Were the courageous acts of Harriet Tubman, Madame C. J. Walker and Ida Wells, among others, lessons only for their eras? Are the lessons of leadership they exemplified timeless – lessons that we in our era can learn?
For example, everyone acknowledges that Harriet Tubman was a More
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