Leadership is an art, declares Linda Cureton in The Leadership Muse. It's difficult to define what makes a leader good, true and beautiful. But, just like great art, we know a great leader when we meet one. In her book, a rich chronicle of encounters with a host of great leaders, Mrs. Cureton teaches us how to recognize the extraordinary artistry of leadership (and the great leaders) in our lives, in our every day dealings, and in ourselves. Translating ancient wisdom into 21st century insight, Mrs. Cureton invokes and introduces us to the Muse of Leadership, who moves through the inspired lives and actions of the best, and perhaps most unsuspecting, leaders. From Pythagoras to Star Trek, from Odysseus to her grandmother to the unassuming hummingbird to contemporary superheroes, from Mrs. Cureton illustrates the Muse's far-reaching existence and power. And in her accounts of how the Muse has appeared to her, Mrs. Cureton teaches us how to meet the Muse in our own journey and become leaders capable of heroic feats of wisdom, grace and courage.
With over 30 years of experience in Information Technology, the author has received various prestigious awards including the 50 Women of Influence and Power Award from the Minority Enterprise Executive Council, the Womensphere Global Leadership Award for Innovation, Women in Technology Leadership Award Finalist for Excellence in Leadership, Mentoring and Technology, and the ITSMF Summit Heritage Award. Mrs. Cureton has also received recognition from the Washington Business Journal as one of the Women Who Mean Business, Washingtonian Magazine as a Tech Titan 2011, and Federal Computer Week as a Fed 100. She currently serves as the Chief Information Officer of the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA), and has written several articles, op-ed and blog pieces, and is a much sought-after speaker.
Mrs. Cureton is a graduate of Howard University in Washington, DC and Johns Hopkins University in Baltimore, MD, where she obtained her Master's degree and Post-Master's certificate in Applied Mathematics. She lives outside of Washington, DC in Bowie, Maryland with her mother, her husband of 20 years, and his grandson.
