by Caroline | Nov 5, 2014 | feminine thinking, gendered definitions of leadership, masculine thinking, strengths of feminine approaches, unconscious mind sets |
When you need to solve a novel and important problem, what kind of leader do you want in charge? Does the word “decisive” make your list? What do we mean by “decisive”? Usually we mean the masculine decision style – moving straight to the goal. While this is often effective, the feminine decision style has different benefits, including creativity and buy-in. The feminine style is to gather ideas, synthesize and process. It takes more time but can avoid costly misses. The best leaders can make decisions in both masculine and feminine ways and value both ways in others.
by Caroline | Aug 20, 2013 | better decisions, feminine thinking, Gender difference, Gender diversity, gender inclusive, Inclusion, Inclusive culture, Inclusive leadership, Masculine Feminine Difference, masculine thinking |
The prototypical masculine world view and feminine world view are different. The masculine sees things hierarchically. The feminine sees things in terms of relationships. One “driver” of differences in behavior is the differences in thinking. The male brain is wired for focus and linear thinking. The female brain is wired to gather and synthesize.The reason better decisions come from gender-diverse groups is because of the balance of these two ways of thinking. We need both!
