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Taking Leadership Lessons from Amazing Brazilian Women


Brazil’s roaring economy is in no small part due to the leadership of pragmatic, educated women. Taking its rightful place on the global stage, the country is entering a new era of participation on many levels.

Growing numbers of women are entering the American workplace in the continuation of a process that has been going on for the last 40 years. However, there are still mountains to climb and rivers to cross as professional women attempt to break through the glass ceiling of corporate America and enter leadership positions. To expedite the process, women managers are always looking for effective advancement methods. Perhaps one of the best lessons to study is the success of women in a country like Brazil, where they had to overcome significant stereotyping before moving ahead in the business world. Today, the new “Brazilian Model” is showing substantive progress by using success strategies based in pragmatism and technical education to propel women into leadership positions.

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