On Our Own Terms Portraits of Women Business Leaders

by Enkelis, Liane; Olsen, Karen; Lewenstein, Marion

• ISBN13: 9781881052692
• ISBN10: 1881052699
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 1995-09-01
• Publisher: Berrett-Koehler Publishers

Summary

On Our Own Terms conveys the humanness, strength of character, family relationships, and highly individual management styles of executives who are, today blazing important trails for all women in business. These vivid and powerful photo essays capture the intelligence, high spirit, strong will, and intense personal motivation of women who have broken through the glass ceiling and the maternal wall. The combination of moving portraits and candid stories about personal struggle will inspire other women.

Author Biography

Liane Enkelis has been a photo-journalist for over twenty years. She has worked regularly with numerous publications, including Business Week, Forbes, The Smithsonian Magazine, Time, U. S. News & World Report, The New York Times Sunday Magazine, Black Enterprise, and Electronic Business. She is coauthor of On Our Own Terms: Portraits of Women Business Leaders.


Karen Olsen is a graphic designer who has designed for corporate identity programs, annual reports, sales and marketing materials, corporate publications, and books. Her clients include Fujitsu, Hewlett-Packard, LSI Logic, Pacific Bell, and Sybase. She is coauthor of On Our Own Terms: Portraits of Women Business Leaders.
Marion Lewenstein is a professor of communication at Stanford University. Before joining academia, she had a long career as a journalist working with numerous publications including Time, Sports Illustrated, Fortune, Women's Wear Daily, Money, London Sunday Times, The Seattle Post-Intelligencer, and The San Jose Mercury News. She is coauthor of On Our Own Terms: Portraits of Women Business Leaders.

Table of Contents

Foreword
Preface
Introduction: Women Who Chose Their Own Way to Business	p. 1
Josie Natori, President, The Natori Company	p. 8
Judy Koch Buchanan, President, RSP Manufacturing	p. 18
Kathy Taggares, President, K. T.'s Kitchens	p. 28
Dorothy Brunson, President and Chief Executive Officer Brunson Communications	p. 40
Ruth M. Owades, President, Calyx and Corolla	p. 50
Wilma Mankiller, Principal Chief, Cherokee Nation	p. 60
Jane E. Shaw, President and Chief Operating Officer, Alza Corporation	p. 72
Carmen Ashhurst, President and Chief Operating Officer, Rush Communications	p. 82
Elaine Chao, President and Chief Executive Officer, United Way of America	p. 92
Liz Minyard and Gretchen Minyard Williams, Cochairmen of the Board, Minyard Foods Stores, Inc	p. 102
Kavelle Bajaj, President, I-Net	p. 112
Dian Owen, Chairman of the Board, Owen Healthcare	p. 124
Marjorie Silver, President, Pinsly Railroad Company	p. 134
Carol Bartz, President, Chief Executive Officer, and Chairman of the Board, Autodesk, Inc	p. 144
Index	p. 154
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