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Absolute Delight

On Saturday morning, I picked up the weekend edition of the Globe and was absolutely delighted to see the face of a woman occupying all of the space above the fold and these words: "Alberta wants back in Praising Ontario. Reaching out to Quebec. Charming Americans. Criticizing Harper (a bit). Is this how an Alberta premier acts? Yes, if you're Alison Redford. This week she set out to rewrite the national agenda. And it's not just about energy." The headline inside the paper read: "Pushing Alberta toward its potential Newly minted Premier's style is consensus-building, with a firm eye on her oil-rich province's place in the wider Canadian debate"  These few words gave me hope about what is possible in ...

The 10 Worst Stereotypes About Powerful Women

My daughter forwarded me this link because she thought I might like to see it.  One of her friends had posted the link on facebook.  I saw the same link referenced by a member of one of the linkedin groups in which I am a participant. Given all of this social media attention, I thought I would share the link with you.   http://www.forbes.com/sites/jennagoudreau/2011/10/24/worst-stereotypes-powerful-women-christine-lagarde-hillary-clinton/   I would love to hear your thoughts about the Forbes article and your views about social media and your participation in the whole phenomenon. You can share your thoughts and views in the Comments section below.