Two Entrepreneurial Titans – Mary Kay Ash and Anita Roddick

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Assignment 4: “Two Entrepreneurial Titans – Mary Kay Ash and Anita Roddick Keesha Lowe Strayer University MGT 522: Women in Leadership Prepared for: Dr. Russell Handlon December 1, 2013 1. Compare and contrast Mary Kay Ash and Anita Roddick as managers and as leaders. Mary Kay Ash quote: "Don't limit yourself. Many people limit themselves to what they think they can do. You can go as far as your mind lets you. What you believe, remember you can achieve." Mary Kay Ash thinks that people should have the mindset of believing in themselves. Their devotion to never giving up and always striving for the best within their company reminds me of the saying that my high school teacher always stated, “But a man's reach should exceed his grasp--or what's a heaven for?” From this saying I gained the perception to always strive and reach amongst potential. Dream and dream and make it into reality. Truly knowing what you want empowers you to put your best thoughts and actions forward. Anita Roddick quote: "We entrepreneurs are loners, vagabonds, troublemakers. Success is simply a matter of finding and surrounding ourselves with those open-minded and clever souls who can take our insanity and put it to good use." Anita Roddick believe in being a good support system for here company. All managers and leaders have strengths and weaknesses. This quotes just states that no one can build up a successful company alone. It takes a strong determined group who all have the same goal and that is to be prosperous. Both of these two ladies had dreams and they made them happen. These women overcame the obstacles that they may have had and successful in a business world dominated by men. I believe these women have the same theories of being managers and leaders, they also believe in giving back (Deyoung). 2. Explain what the achievement of both women says about women in general.

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