In October, 2013 Susan Duffy, the executive director of the Center for Women's Entrepreneurial Leadership at Babson College gave this presentation to a group of 500 in Stamford, CT. The presentation outlines ways women can enhance and spark their entrepreneurial potential to reach their goals.

1. Ignite your entrepreneurial potential
Susan G. Duffy, Ph.D.
Executive Director
Center for Women’s Entrepreneurial Leadership

2. Women’s entrepreneurial leadership will
CHANGE THE WORLD
MORE THAN ONE RIGHT WAY
to be successful

3. GLOBAL ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT
WORLD PEACE
SURVIVAL OF THE SPECIES

4. Women in leadership care
more about the public good
and are more inclusive and
socially compassionate than
men.
Companies w/women founders, board members, C-level
officers, VPs and/or directors have greater chance of
going public, operating profitably or being sold for more
money than they have raised.
Dow Jones Venture Source, Women at the Wheel: Do female executives drive
startup success? 2012.
Collective group intelligence is higher
when…there are more women in a group.
Woolley, A.W., Chabris, C. F., Pentland, A., Hashmi, N. & Malone, T. W.

7. PE = MGH
(energy that results from position or condition)

8. Entrepreneurial Potential
EP
(energy that results from position or condition)
EP ( ) = ∞

10. 10

11. Discover
Develop
Deliver

12. Discover Your EP:
Bring your A-Game

13. Social Identities
Principles
Competencies
Talents

15. SUBJECT
GRADE
MATH
A
ENGLISH
C
ART
A
SCIENCE
A-
HISTORY
A+

16. Developmental Trajectory
Addressing
Leveraging
Deficit
Illness
Pathology
Excellence
Shortcomings
Strengths
Competence
Normalcy
Thriving
Flourishing

17. Myths
If we try hard enough, we can excel at anything.
Reducing deficiencies leads to excellence.
Being well-rounded is all-important.
= Deficiency Default

20. Discover Your EP:
Bring your A-Game

21. Developing your EP:
Make your move
EP

22. Think
Act
ETA

23. Desire
 Start with the means at
hand
 Pay only what you can
afford to lose
 Enroll others to enroll in
your journey
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24. It’s OK to be Less than Perfect
I Really ___________ That Up!

25. Delivering your EP :
Be the new gender story

26. Gender Matters
Accept
Investigate
Maximize

28. Discover
Develop
Deliver

30. Enjoy the ride!

31. Thank You !
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