Power is the critical ingredient and the missing link in women’s struggle for equality and recognition. Although there have been giant steps towards gender parity, there are still barriers to overcome to achieve a semblance of power and equality. This book offers an action-based guideline that demonstrates in specific, systematic, and deliberate ways how to replicate the successes of women who have effectively wielded and kept power. Through interviews, various women in high-ranking government, administrative and business roles share their journeys, influences, and how they developed the key competencies and foundational traits to influence others. Based on these interviews and the author’s own experiences, this book proposes the application of a new power construct—the WomenPower Paradigm—which rejects traditional Machiavellian concepts of power in favor of strategies such as honesty, trust, and mentorship.

Theresa del Tufo is a community leader, an educator, an organizational consultant, and a technical and motivational writer. She is currently the CEO and principal consultant at del Tufo Consulting, LLC. In March of 2009, Theresa was inducted into the Hall of Fame of Delaware Women by Governor Jack Markell. The award is the most prestigious recognition bestowed on Delaware women for lifetime achievement and outstanding accomplishments. She lives in Dover, Delaware.

George Banez is a scientist and an author, and currently works as an organizational consultant for nonprofit organizations. He grew up in the Philippines and attended graduate school in Japan, learning ways to best conserve forests through the science of Silviculture and Ecophysiology. He trained in policy and environmental economics in Denmark, and managed international programs at Botanical Gardens and Museums in the United States. He lives in St. Petersburg, Florida.

Theresa del Tufo and George Banez
Format: softcover (6 x 9)
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Bibliographic Info: appendices, bibliography, index
Copyright Date: 2021
pISBN: 978-1-4766-8111-5
eISBN: 978-1-4766-4242-0
Imprint: Toplight