"When you look at the statistics around leadership, men are leading every single industry worldwide." -Dr. Shawn Andrews on The Emotionally Intelligent Recruiter.
Are you an aspiring female leader? According to Dr. Andrews, women comprise over 50% of the workforce, but less than 5% of Fortune500 company leaders are women. This leadership gap is astounding, given the fact that women are also receiving college degrees at a higher rate than men.
If you are an aspiring female leader, it's important to know your strengths. Here are three things that you come to the table with:
- Emotional Intelligence. According to Caroline Stokes, being the best requires emotional intelligence. Emotional intelligence is about being able to read and identify emotions - something that comes naturally to women. This is especially helpful when in a leadership position. Your top talent will thank you.
- Problem solving. According to Ron Carucci, founder and managing partner of Navalent, women are holistic problem solvers. We consider more options, weight more variables, and consider contextual perspective when faced with an issue.
- Communication. Great leadership requires great communication skills, according to Frieda Klotz. Women are naturally great verbal communicators.
The bottom line is: we need more female leadership in the workplace. Are you a female leader? How did you make it to the top? What challenges have you faced? I'd love to hear from you!
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