Finding the woman within
Subtitle: how to thrive in a male dominated society
By: Nosipho Siwisa-Damasane
Publisher: Mercury, an imprint of Burnet Media
Published: 2019
Place of publication: Kenilworth, South Africa
Language: eng
Number of pages: 100
ISBN-13: 9781928230823
Subjects: Women executives; Biography; Black Women; Employment; Sex discrimination against women; Discrimination in employment
Description: "Nosipho Siwisa-Damasane is a black female success story in modern South Africa. From humble apartheid-era beginnings in Peddie in the Ciskei, she now heads up one of the leading coal export terminals in the world and influences the upper strata of corporate South Africa. But stories like hers are all too rare, even in an age of increasing female empowerment. Passionate about women (and youth) development in Africa, Nosipho wants to hasten the change and see more women thrive. In Finding The Woman Within, she recounts the struggles of her upbringing and the lessons she has learnt in her path to the top, from the challenges of completing her schooling as a teenaged mother to managing corporate dynamics when she's the only woman in the room. The book offers simple lessons for transformational leadership from a woman in a man's world, and covers, among other topics, the importance of personal responsibility, inclusive leadership, employee engagement, positive management of corporate politics, work-life balance and continuous learning."--Back cover.
Notes: First published in 2018.
Table of contents: title: Humble beginnings; title: Early interventions; title: The transformation journey; title: Transformation imperatives; title: Should you jump ship?; title: Second chances; title: Full circle.