That’s the question being debated at the New York Times today. The article has assembled a collection of academics and authors to weigh in, and the perspectives are all interesting. The verdict seems to be: There are indeed certain characteristics, approaches and aptitudes that make women better bosses than men. However, the law of averages is always outweighed by the specific experiences you have with one individual. And, too many successful women (the easy example seems to be Carly Fiorina) understate the challenges and difficulties for women in achieving the top job and holding it. Double standards / higher standards abound.
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Seeing the folly of my ways, I led myself out of my self-induced blog-fog. I looked at my concerns (being rejected, not seen as being smart enough), then called up my commitments (to connect and learn), then I chose. I chose to act from my commitments, let my concerns embolden my actions, rather than stop them. Thus, the title and theme of my blogs is (until I change it, which I could do at any moment, just so you know): lead yourself first. Eggshells and Jell-O: The Un-breakfast of Champions If you are walking on eggshells with someone, afraid to raise an issue, give it up. If you’re hoping that she (let’s call her Sally) gets your wobbly-as-jello hints and changes her behavior, give it up. If you don’t (and you do have free will), you are giving up your ship, your leadership. Continue reading » » A recent study done by two INSEAD researchers indicates female leaders are not viewed as being as visionary as their male counterparts at the executive level. Looking for answers as to why this might be the perception, the study’s authors offered three possible causes.
On March 24, Rayona Sharpnack, founder of the Institute for Women’s Leadership will present a webinar on The Unique Challenges of Executive Women Leaders and is hosting the Unbound Ideas Women in Leadership Series. We hope that vision and other qualities of successful top executives will be discussed. |
  
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Disclaimer: I wanted one, badly, but I have none. As I started this blog, I spent an hour writing a caveat that would protect me from you and your potentially challenging points of view. After all, once the blog is out there, it is fair game and so am I. My draft disclaimer started out “I may change my mind at any moment, but for now, I think…” and then I continued with some mumbo-gumbo, blah-blah. How nuts is that? How un-blog like! How un-leaderly!
