3. Masculine vs Feminine Leadership Styles

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Feminine leadership style is characterised by empathy, collaboration, and intuition while masculine leadership style is characterised by competition, control, and power. While both styles can be successful in achieving goals, they tend to differ in how they approach and solve problems.
Why do companies with greater gender diversity do better? Could it be that leaders of those companies appreciate and leverage both “masculine” and “feminine” approaches to work? Could outcomes be better because they are products of a balance of the two? Could this result in greater engagement and retention of women?

Both masculine and feminine approaches have strengths and limitations. When an organization is dominated by either masculine or feminine approaches, there is a risk that the downsides of that approach will emerge. With a balance of masculine and feminine approaches, the organization gets more of the strengths and less of the downsides of each. And there is more likely to be a balance with both men and women at the top.

Today in Women Lead Nadia & Tiana discuss all this and more sharing their personal stories and own management styles, as well as provide a few book recommendations!
Further Reading:
M vs F Management Styles
A Balance of Leadership Styles
Nadia's Book Rec 1. When Women Lead
Nadia's Book Rec. 2. Shatki Leadership
Tiana's Book Rec 1. Radical Candor
Tiana's Book Rec 2. Radical Acceptance

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Chapter

1. Intro (00:00:00)

2. Exploring different leadership types (00:02:29)

3. You're not their Mum (00:07:23)

4. Direct and indirect (00:09:23)

5. Building better relationships with your team (00:11:07)

6. Adjusting your leadership style (00:12:10)

7. Asking for help (00:20:24)

8. Leading with empathy (00:26:13)