Tough Cookies (ePub)

Fundamental principles for how Girl Scouts USA is run and why
it's so successful

Millions of American businesswomen, thought leaders, and
politicians received their first lessons in salesmanship, money
management, marketing, teamwork, and fulfillment in the Girl
Scouts. The Girls Scouts has shaped the lives of more than 50
million alumnae alive today. Eighty percent of American female
senior business executives and business owners are former Girl
Scouts. In March 2012, the Girl Scouts will celebrate their 100th
anniversary. Tough Cookies captures the essence of this
iconic organization and the principles that have allowed them to
build and sustain a 100-year-old organization.

Under current CEO Kathy Cloninger's leadership, the Girl Scouts
has transformed and enhanced its ability to develop leadership in
young women. Tough Cookies outlines the rise of the Girl
Scouts, this recent and dramatically successful shift, and lessons
that are applicable to make any business or organization a
success.

* An inspiring story of the Girl Scouts founding, along with
leadership and business lessons that can be applied to
organizations of any size

* No other organization compares to Girl Scouts in size,
experience, and resources devoted to developing leadership
skills

* Publication coincides with the 100-year anniversary of
GSUSA

What can your business learn from the Girl Scouts?