Take Her Word for It

<p>Women <span style=color: rgba(42 42 42 1)>athletes of all ages have an incredible capacity to be dynamic leaders who can choose between taking a step back to see the big picture or leading with curiosity and creativity.</span></p><p><br></p><p><span style=color: rgba(42 42 42 1)>In </span><em style=color: rgba(42 42 42 1)>Take Her Word for It: Sports Cultivate World-Class Leaders</em><span style=color: rgba(42 42 42 1)> Kathleen Ralls PhD looks at how lessons learned in sports provide women the essentials necessary to be effective team leaders. After spending almost two decades as a high school teacher and athletic coach Ralls speaks to emerging and established professional women who aspire to examine leadership and personal and professional growth in a new way.</span></p><p><br></p><p><span style=color: rgba(42 42 42 1)>Through personal stories research and interviews with Olympic collegiate and other highly competitive athletes </span><span style=color: rgba(0 0 0 1)>Ralls raises questions about how women can work together to create space for those who feel like their unique inclusive leadership is often overlooked. Those questions include:</span></p><ul><li>Do you need permission to lead?</li><li>How do sports encourage voice empowerment?</li><li>What are the benefits of not always leading?</li></ul><p><span style=color: rgba(42 42 42 1)>Inspired by the women athletes she competed against coached and taught author Kathleen Ralls' </span><em style=color: rgba(42 42 42 1)>Take Her Word for It: Sports Cultivate World-Class Leaders</em><span style=color: rgba(42 42 42 1)> gives</span><span style=color: rgba(0 0 0 1)> readers the empowerment to love themselves and their unique voices; freeing them to use a variety of leadership styles.</span></p>