Enlightened power : how women are transforming the practice of leadership / Linda Coughlin, Ellen Wingard, Keith Hollihan, editors.

Includes bibliographical references (p. 491-508) and indexes.

The economics of the enlightened use of power / Riane Eisler -- The power of shifting context : becoming a contextual leader / Rayona Sharpnack -- Deeper power / Carol Anderson and Patricia Shafer -- Failing well : how to be vulnerable and strong / Barbara Corcoran -- Work as love made visible : finding your passion / Gail Straub -- The inextricable link between mentoring and leadership / Stacy Blake-Beard -- Influencing for impact / Kira Hower -- The natural leadership talents of women / Helen E. Fisher -- Are we looking after each other? women leaders winning the game / Gail Evans -- With children : leading an integrated life / Susan Brady and Gabriella Salvatore -- Cultivating the still point : the power of reflective leadership / Ellen Wingard -- Our many possible selves : what do we want? / Herminia Ibarra -- Women building businesses : courage to find your way / Sharon P. Whiteley -- Taking risk : lessons from an unconventional career arrangement / Cynthia Cunningham and Shelley Murray -- Trafficking in trust : the art and science of human knowledge networks / Karen Stephenson -- Enlightened power through difficult conversations / Bruce Patton, Michele Gravelle, and Scott Peppet -- Crossing over : leadership that makes others want to follow / Barbara McMahon -- Leading authentically : new research into the link between the essential self and leadership effectiveness / Tricia Naddaff -- Completing the circle : the business imperative for diversity / Toni Riccardi -- Good girls don't brag, do they? / Peggy Klaus -- An unwavering stand for results : a leader's perspective / Tracey Warson -- Leading beyond boundaries : the courage to enrich the world / Nancy J. Adler -- The sustainable advantage / Sally Helgesen -- Snapshots of a corporate radical / Barbara Waugh -- The socially responsible leader / Eileen Fisher and Susan M. Schor -- Inclusive transformation : a different power / Swanee Hunt -- Pushing open the "door of opportunity" : women in our Armed Forces / Deborah A. Loewer -- Olympian thinking : producing extraordinary results in our world / Marilyn King -- Being a leader of leaders / Marian L. Heard -- Aren't we the dream? / Erin Gruwell.