{"id":389,"date":"2015-03-04T23:53:41","date_gmt":"2015-03-04T23:53:41","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/elaineallison.com\/blog\/?p=389"},"modified":"2016-07-13T22:24:23","modified_gmt":"2016-07-13T22:24:23","slug":"free-ebook-in-time-for-international-womens-day","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/elaineallison.com\/blog\/free-ebook-in-time-for-international-womens-day","title":{"rendered":"\u201cFREE eBOOK\u201d in time for International Women\u2019s Day March 8th, 2015"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/elaineallison.com\/blog\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/03\/cover_web.jpg\" alt=\"\" title=\"cover_web\" width=\"200\" height=\"300\" class=\"alignleft size-full wp-image-392\" \/><b>Re-Release of \u201cthe Velvet Hammer\u201d<\/b> POW<b>HER<\/b>FUL LEADERSHIP LESSONS FOR WOMEN WHO DON\u2019T GOLF <\/p>\n<p>Just thought I\u2019d let my readers know about this offer!  It is a press release I sent out this week. <\/p>\n<p>(Vancouver, BC)\u2026.At 19 years old, Elaine Allison was one of Canada\u2019s first female correctional officers supervising inmates in an all-male maximum security prison.  It was there she learned first hand that there were distinct differences in how men and women lead or manage others.  <b>Her life depended on it!<\/b> What worked for a man, was not working for her.  She needed new strategies. <\/p>\n<p>Women are continuing to move into managerial positions and leadership roles, yet most leadership books and programs have been written by men. Often the tactics don\u2019t work for women. Elaine says, <b>\u201cWhat about the large percentage that are not getting access to methods of leadership from a \u201cWomen\u2019s Point of View\u201d<\/b> in entry or middle management?  This causes confusion as a man may be perceived as commanding, whereas a woman might be called the \u201cb\u201d word and alienating the very team she is supposed to be leading. Elaine says, <b>\u201cWomen are realizing acting like a man doesn\u2019t work.\u201d<\/b><\/p>\n<p>Elaine feels it all comes down to science such as; brains, hormones and cultural expectations. For example when using MRI\u2019s and PET scans, it was found that in men\u2019s <b>brains<\/b>, only one hemisphere lights up when they are tasking, for women both sides light up.  This can easily answer the question why so many men are great at vision and focus (a heralded leadership skill) while, women are masters at multi-tasking, but often can be perceived as scattered, when in fact they can get a lot done.  Secondly, we know when a man is under stress they produce adrenaline \u2013 the fight or flight <b>hormone<\/b> and we have now found that women actually produce more oxytocin than adrenaline, when under stress.  For example, this is the hormone that women secrete in high levels when they give birth to a baby, making them want to bond with their child.  In the boardroom if a crisis hits, a woman may want to call a meeting (bond), while the man in the room will want a decision (fix it).  Lastly <b>cultural expectations<\/b> won\u2019t allow in most cases a woman to act like a man \u2013 they often get called a \u2013 \u201cHammer\u201d only to alienate the very team they need to get things done.  If they resort to getting \u201ctoo velvety\u201d, nothing gets done. Throughout Elaine\u2019s book and programs she continues to teach actual leadership skills all from a women\u2019s point of view with real life strategies \u2013 that work amazingly well \u2013 for women and also interest men.<\/p>\n<p>Elaine Allison is now a successful owner and co-founder of multiple businesses, and winner of the \u201cVisions of Excellence\u201d Entrepreneur of the Year Award.  She is a corporate trainer, international speaker and author of the newly re-released book and now available in ebook format; <b>The Velvet Hammer \u201cPow<I>HER<\/I>ful Leadership Lessons for Women Who Don\u2019t\u2019 Golf<\/b>.  She has presented to thousands of audiences on a variety of management practices and leadership skills for over 25 years.  Among a variety of front line roles, executive positions and Co-Founder, Elaine has also managed 1400 unionized flight attendants which provided her with many more excellent examples of leading people while at 35,000 feet with no one to call.  <\/p>\n<p><b>Free on Kindle, March 8 &#038; 9th, 2015<\/b> <a href=\"http:\/\/www.amazon.com\/Velvet-Hammer-PowHERful-Leadership-Lessons\/dp\/0973906502\/ref=sr_1_cc_1?s=aps&#038;ie=UTF8&#038;qid=1424977003&#038;sr=1-1-catcorr&#038;keywords=the+velvet+hammer \n\" target=\"_blank\">http:\/\/www.amazon.com\/Velvet-Hammer-PowHERful-Leadership-Lessons\/dp\/0973906502\/ref=sr_1_cc_1?s=aps&#038;ie=UTF8&#038;qid=1424977003&#038;sr=1-1-catcorr&#038;keywords=the+velvet+hammer <\/a><\/p>\n<p> or Visit; <a href=\"http:\/\/www.thevelvethammer.com\/\" target=\"_blank\">www.thevelvethammer.com<\/a> or call: 1-877-364-8500 for more information.<\/p>\n<p> <center><br \/>\nClick Here to:<br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/elaineallison.com\/blog\/online-learning\" target=\"_blank\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/elaineallison.com\/blog\/images\/get_online_learning.jpg\" alt=\"\" border=\"0\"><\/a><br \/>\n<\/center><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Re-Release of \u201cthe Velvet Hammer\u201d POWHERFUL LEADERSHIP LESSONS FOR WOMEN WHO DON\u2019T GOLF Just thought I\u2019d let my readers know about this offer! 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