The future looks promising for women who aspire to be leaders in business.
A study conducted by Caliper, a management consulting firm, assessed the personality traits of women leaders in 19 different business sectors in the U.S. and the United Kingdom. The study also included men in similar positions so that a comparison could be done.
It should be no surprise that men and women have different leadership styles. There were four traits in particular that stood out as most important for success for women in business. Those traits are: persuasive, assertive, emotionally intelligent, and an inclusive team-builder. Of the four, only assertiveness is not considered to be an inherent trait for women. And the other three, persuasiveness, emotional intelligence and inclusiveness, have traditionally meant weakness for male leaders.
But the nature of business is changing and leadership styles need to change too.
All four of these important leadership traits can be learned, or improved upon if you feel you already possess them. A woman in business needs to give herself whatever edge she can. Developing your leadership style to its full potential means recognizing your strengths and learning to use them.
Over the next little while I’m going to talk about those all-important personality traits. And I’ll give you some pointers about how to develop them within yourself.
Learn, Experience, Enjoy Global Success !
Jinsoo Terry
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