What They Achieve, Why They Succeed, and How We Can Learn from Them
In 2021, TRF dove into When Women Lead, a sweeping, data-driven exploration by journalist Julia Boorstin into how women are redefining leadership across industries—from tech startups to legacy institutions. Boorstin interviewed more than 100 female CEOs, founders, and executives to uncover what makes women’s leadership not just different—but distinctly powerful.
What It’s About
Boorstin takes a myth-busting approach to women in leadership. Rather than framing female traits as “less than,” she shows how qualities like empathy, adaptability, vulnerability, and collaboration lead to superior outcomes. These are not soft skills—they are strategic advantages.
She also addresses the systemic obstacles women face, and how many succeed not by overcoming the system, but by reimagining it altogether.
What It Says About Power
Power, according to Boorstin, isn’t about control or dominance. It’s about credibility, connection, and vision. Female leaders often draw their power not from positional authority but from relational trust. They tend to lead with transparency, authenticity, and resilience—traits that build lasting influence and organizational loyalty.
This is leadership rooted not in ego, but in impact.
Leadership Quote to Remember
“Authenticity isn’t a liability—it’s a leadership superpower.”
How When Women Lead Applies to The Rudnicki Firm
The Rudnicki Firm lives the leadership lessons in When Women Lead every day.
We don’t succeed in spite of doing things differently—we succeed because of it. Just like Boorstin’s profiles of women who built high-growth startups and navigated male-dominated spaces, our firm thrives by leaning into emotional intelligence, strategic collaboration, and unshakable grit.
We don’t posture—we prepare. We don’t grandstand—we connect. And like the women in Boorstin’s book, we believe the power of leadership lies in showing up as you are, not as someone else told you to be.
Our strength is in our clarity, our confidence, and our commitment to rewriting the rules of legal leadership.