The following books are available in print and electronic formats on Amazon, IngramSpark, and other major retailers.
Reflections from the Glass Ceiling How to Reach it . . . How to Breach It
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(Published in 2022)
Reflections from the Glass Ceiling is an important book if you are a working woman or if you plan to enter the workforce. It offers practical advice for women just entering the business world, as well as for professional women who want to hone their skills. Complete with study questions and guidelines, this book is a businesswoman's "how to" written by someone who battled all the barriers and made it to the top. As Donna recounts her arduous journey to become acting Chief Information Officer for United Airlines and then CEO of the United Airlines Employees' Credit Union, she shares how she handled the many discriminatory situations she faced in her career and what she would do differently today. Similar to many women in business, she describes how she was marginalized, intimidated, paid unfairly, ignored in meetings, denied credit for her accomplishments, and excluded from the good-old-boys' club. Equally important, however, she addresses the internal doubts and fears society has engendered in women for centuries, causing them to feel angry and victimized by the patriarchy.
This book is about how to conquer both the external and internal demons that most women will face in the workforce while they continue to meet the challenges of balancing work and family life. But Donna's research reveals a promising new trend where women are being supported and promoted in all levels of business because of their superior skills—at team-building, eliciting and nurturing top performance, multitasking, and creativity, to name a few. Some of the topics covered include:
• Unequal or Unfair Pay• Sexual Harassment• Being Ignored in Meetings• Balancing a Family and a Career• Being Intimidated by Superiors• Not Being Part of the Good-Old- Boys' Club• Developing a Leadership Style• Choosing a Career.
This book is about how to conquer both the external and internal demons that most women will face in the workforce while they continue to meet the challenges of balancing work and family life. But Donna's research reveals a promising new trend where women are being supported and promoted in all levels of business because of their superior skills—at team-building, eliciting and nurturing top performance, multitasking, and creativity, to name a few. Some of the topics covered include:
• Unequal or Unfair Pay• Sexual Harassment• Being Ignored in Meetings• Balancing a Family and a Career• Being Intimidated by Superiors• Not Being Part of the Good-Old- Boys' Club• Developing a Leadership Style• Choosing a Career.
Donna says she believes we are at a pivotal point in our history, where the onus will be on businesses to help women succeed. Why? Because companies with women at the top fare better in terms of overall effectiveness—including financial strength, customer satisfaction, and innovation. Now is the time for women to excel!
The Year of the Butterfly
(Published in 2022)
Have you ever wondered if our loved ones can communicate with us, just ordinary people after they die? And if they can, what would these communications be like?
Whereas some people may experience one or two forms of communication from a deceased loved one, what makes this book unique is that Donna experienced eleven of the twelve widely-categorized genres of afterlife communication. These experiences began her spiritual awakening and launched her career as an author.
First, this book is a love story of two people who built a fabulous life together. Second, it is the story of an intense battle with the medical community over an organ transplant system undergoing dramatic change. Donna's editor, Kendra Langeteig, PhD, author and book whisperer, wrote the following: "The storytelling of your memoir is so well crafted that it reads like fiction—beautiful rendering of characters through dialogue and poignant scenes that capture moods, personalities, and shifting dynamics of relationships."
The reader will see that Donna poured her heart, soul, and tears into writing this book and caused her to lose her fear of death.
Women Must Save the World! A Call to Action
This is a short book with an urgent message. It’s a call for women to assume worldwide leadership over government and business at this time of global crisis. The Covid-19 pandemic and the catastrophic effects of global warming are tipping points—final warning signs that we, as global citizens, should heed. Women Must Save the World! is not a feminist pitch for equality. Rather, the book shows why women of this twenty-first century have better skills than men to lead the world and create a safe and prosperous planet for all.
Computers can now perform many of the left-brain skills that the patriarchy prides itself on. What we desperately need today are leadership skills that many women possess—relationship building, compassion, creativity, teamwork, and holistic thinking. While masculine bravado and brawn may have worked in centuries past, women today are uniquely positioned to lead because of their education and skills . . . unless we want to continue living with warfare, terrorism, environmental destruction, human right violations, and every atrocity imaginable. Having managed thousands of employees over her thirty-year career, Donna understands firsthand how women’s leadership could transform the entire world.
The book is unique in its assessment of the patriarchal model, its rationale for promoting women’s leadership, and its description of how a new world could be realized. At the end of the book, Donna invites the reader to participate in this movement to create a better world for the planet and all its inhabitants.