by Caroline | Sep 3, 2014 | balance of masculine and feminine, business value of gender diversity, feminine leadership strengths, gender communication, gender diversity in leadership, Masculine Feminine Difference, Women in management |
The 2014 Ketchum Leadership Communication Monitor joins a growing body of research that concludes that today’s leaders must have feminine as well as masculine leadership strengths. This study shows that women score higher on 10 of 14 key leadership attributes, including the top four. They are feminine strengths so, naturally, show up more in women than men. Key feminine strengths include communicating in an open way, admitting mistakes and bringing out the best in others. If you follow the work of DifferenceWORKS, you understand these strengths.
by Caroline | May 20, 2014 | feminine leadership strengths, gender diversity in leadership, Masculine Feminine Difference, Strengths of feminine leadership |
A recent study in the UK concludes that women are seen as just as good, or even better, leaders than men in areas including business. The issue is not whether men or women are better leaders. All women do not think or lead the same – just as men do not. I join John Gerzema in the proposition that leaders today need both masculine and feminine strengths. The point is to raise feminine leadership style (in both men and women) to a position equal to masculine leadership style – to value both.
by Caroline | Sep 19, 2013 | balance of masculine and feminine, Balance of masculine feminine, bottom line value of gender diversity, business case for gender diversity, feminine strengths, gender diversity in leadership, masculine strengths, upside of gender diversity |
Fritjof Capra wrote in 1975 about the importance of valuing and balancing masculine and feminine ways. This year John Gerzema published The Athena Doctrine, demonstrating that business today needs leaders who balance both feminine and masculine forms of leadership. Gender diversity is good for the bottom line because it enables businesses to have a balance of both masculine and feminine strengths.
