Women in Business

I've been doing a lot of thinking about women in business recently. When I think business, I think products/services for sale, pricing, volume but also resiliance, risk taking, innovation, cost saving. What does the successful business person see that other's don't? How do they continue to go after it when others don't? Here are some elements I think are critical:

• Tough skin
• Stick to it-ness/stubborness
• Good team player, listener
• Supported and supportive
• Willingness to ask for help

How would you test these elements? What do you see in people you consider to be "successful" in business?