If You Want Something Done: Leadership Lessons from Bold Women

by Nikki R. Haley Narrated by Nikki R. Haley

Overview

This program is read by the author.

From the New York Times bestselling author of WITH ALL DUE RESPECT, Nikki Haley's sharply intimate and inspirational book celebrates the world's most iconic women leaders.

“If you want something said, ask a man. If you want something done, ask a woman.” -Margaret Thatcher

In the spirit of Thatcher's quote, Ambassador Nikki R. Haley offers inspiring examples of women who worked against obstacles and opposition to get things done-including Haley herself. As a brown girl growing up in Bamberg, South Carolina, no one would have predicted she would become the first minority female governor in America, the first female and the first minority governor in South Carolina, or the U.S. ambassador to the United Nations. Her journey wasn't an easy one. She faced many people who thought she didn't belong-and who told her so. She was too brown. Too female. Too young. Too conservative. Too principled. Too idealistic. As far as Nikki was concerned, those were not reasons to hold her back. Those were all reasons to forge ahead.

She drew inspiration from other trailblazing women throughout history who summoned the courage to be different and lead. This personal and compelling book celebrates 10 remarkable women who dared to be bold, from household names like Margaret Thatcher and Israel's former prime minister Golda Meir, to Jeane Kirkpatrick, the first female U.S. ambassador to the United Nations, to lesser-known leaders like human rights activist Cindy Warmbier, education advocate Virginia Walden Ford, civil rights pioneer Claudette Colvin, and more. Woven with stories from Haley's own childhood and political career, If You Want Something Done will inspire the next generation of leaders.

A Macmillan Audio production from St. Martin's Press.

Editorial Reviews

From the Publisher

"An inspiring collection." - Kirkus Reviews

Kirkus Reviews

2022-07-22
Profiles of “ten bold and courageous women with ten important lessons to teach us.”

Haley’s latest book is a refreshing change from her previous tepid, partisan books. The author discusses the lives of women who have inspired her in her roles as South Carolina governor and as ambassador to the United Nations. The title comes from a quote from Margaret Thatcher: “If you want something said, ask a man. If you want something done, ask a woman.” Some of the women the author highlights are well known—Thatcher, Golda Meir, Amelia Earhart—and Haley applauds their determination to overcome significant obstacles. At the real heart of the book, however, are the women who led quite ordinary lives until driven to take a public role. Cindy Warmbier became a vocal critic of North Korea after her son was unjustly arrested there and later killed. Her actions eventually led to the nation being redesignated as a state sponsor of terrorism. Nadia Murad, a young Yazidi woman, escaped enslavement by the Islamic State group. (For more on her incredible story, check out her memoir, The Last Girl.) Virginia Walden Ford pushed for greater parental choice in education and for a scholarship program to assist disadvantaged students. Claudette Colvin was a civil rights activist who refused to give up her seat on a segregated bus months before Rosa Parks. As the daughter of Indian immigrants, Haley understands discrimination. Virginia Hall worked as a spy for the French Resistance during World War II, and Wilma Rudolph overcame a polio-induced disability to become a champion runner. The connecting thread is the willingness to act for one’s beliefs, even if there are plenty of gainsayers and roadblocks along the way. “Your potential is limitless,” writes the author, speaking to women in particular. “Your life—the life you want—is worth fighting for. So, fight.”

An inspiring collection that could lead to further study of these remarkable historical figures.

Product Details

BN ID:	2940175519779
Publisher:	Macmillan Audio
Publication date:	10/04/2022
Edition description:	Unabridged

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