Leaders have to see past problems to solutions, and my mother excelled at just that.
I was 9 years old when my father - a strong, vibrant man in his early 40s - died of a heart attack. He was such a central figure in our lives that losing him was a terrible shock to all of us, my mother in particular.
Elected leaders in government and our men and women in uniform face a range of unprecedented challenges and pressures that demand innovative solutions.
I certainly want to continue to be a role model. But I don't think it's necessarily about being a female in our business. I think it's about... my track record, my results.
I have been in this business for over 30 years. I've seen a lot of development programmes. They don't all run smoothly.
Sometimes, my self-doubt became self-limiting.
