The Gentlewoman Boss with Michelle Horlbogen

After getting a call one morning that I had been fired just days after voicing ethical concerns to my employer, I found myself really thinking about what it means to be a good Boss and Leader.

My experience made it painfully apparent that, close on the heels of the Me Too Movement, was another sinister and rarely discussed threat: women harassing, bullying & abusing other women in the workplace. I needed to restore my faith in the employer/employee relationship, particularly in women working for and with other women.

The Mean Girls are now The Mean Bosses, and even the men are running scared.

The Gentlewoman Boss believes that the qualities and traits that define a gentleman or gentlewoman are critical goals that everyone should strive to emulate.

After all, everyone is "A Boss or Leader" - at the very least, of one's own life as an individual. In addition, we may be a spouse, a parent, or have a career in which we have been entrusted with the role of leadership, thereby affecting the lives of many.

Regardless of the leadership role we have been entrusted, the kind of boss and leader we are matters. Now more than ever there is a need for leaders to hold themselves to a higher standard and to set the example for those they serve.

My mission became clear: