When Leadership Requires Taking A Stand

I don't know how many of you have watched the US Open tennis tournament here in New York.

The women's finals concluded with a huge shout out and honoring of Billie Jean King, and most importantly, the stance she made for women for equal prize money.

I'm always about the leadership perspective and that's where I'm coming from today.

As women leaders, the respect and admiration I personally have for Billie Jean King is massive.

She took a stand 50 years ago for equal prize money. At the time, women's prize money was eight times less than their male counterparts.

Women fortunately because of our talent have filled the stadiums in tennis.

Thank you for all those of the Serena Williams ability to kings and the many more to come who have actually packed the stadiums and drawn the audiences and taken the stands. They rallied as women put themselves in a hotel room, rallied the sponsors to take their stand for them that represents leadership.

Yes, it's about the equal prize money and equal pay for women.

It's also and most importantly about, in this moment about watching what true leadership is. Billie Jean King took a stand as a woman leader. She has my respect and admiration.

Michelle Obama spoke beautifully in the introduction to her. She talked about being mindful, about having a voice and taking a stand for your beliefs about leveling the playing field, not just for today, but for the generations to come as we all come together as inclusive, as an inclusive environment and inclusive civilization that we are all paid for our value and our worth equally.

That's what I believe great leadership is about, and that's my little tip for today.