July 1 was not just the beginning of the second half of 2009, it also marked an historic milestone in business. Xerox CEO Anne Mulcahy passed the leadership of the company to another woman, Ursula Burns. A woman CEO of a Fortune 500 company succeeded by another woman is cause enough for celebration but passing the torch to a black woman is almost unimaginable.
On so many levels, this leadership change needs to be studied and place in its proper perspective.
As a woman, living long enough to witness the Mulcahy-Burns transition, gives me as much pride as the victorious Obama presidential campaign. While Burns was not elected to take over the reins of Xerox in the same manner Barack Obama was elected president of the United States of America, it does signal a much-needed shift in consciousness.
Women, in general, don't play ball well. It's the way we are socialized. Fortunately, times they are a-changin'. As women and girls become more accustomed to being a part of a team, gender barriers will continue to crumble; and glass ceilings will be shattered. Women suffer from much of the same psychosis that blacks and other minorities deal with but we are getting better.
Ursula Burns' ascension to lead a Fortune 500 company is the stuff movies are written about. She is the product of a single family household and did not grow up in wealth. She succeeded in spite of that and her story needs to be shared with as many children as possible. Ursula Burns is a living, breathing example of what education and hard work can accomplish.
Success is possible in the business world outside of the traditional "black" business hole that black-owned businesses are placed in. Ursula Burns has shattered the glass ceiling and opened the door. Dream. Believe. Work smart and achieve.
Thank you, Ms. Burns and thank you, Ms. Mulcahy.
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Posted by: Daniel Bruno | Thursday, August 06, 2009 at 04:51 AM
New essay "The Gates Affair:Why We Care" yours to publish
Dear readers and webmasters,
Author Daniel Bruno Sanz has written an essay about Gatesgate. We encourage its publication and distribution.
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Navas S.
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Posted by: Daniel Bruno | Friday, August 21, 2009 at 02:26 AM