Across the globe, the evidence is clear: when women have the opportunity to lead, organisations perform better. Drawing from 360° leadership assessments alongside global psychometric data from more than one million individuals, this session uncovers the leadership behaviours that truly drive performance, and the hidden cultural risks that persist when valuing different ways of being is not prioritised.
What you’ll learn across the hour
1. How women score higher in effective leadership competencies
Research shows women tend to score significantly higher on 12 of 16 effective leadership competencies, including:
- Strategic Vision
- Inspiring & Energising Others
- Coaching & Developing People
- Building Trust and Accountability
You’ll discover the leadership behaviours that consistently drive stronger performance, and why they’re so often undervalued.
2. Empathy is a game changer for innovation, engagement, and culture
Our data shows that women score significantly higher in the Empathetic quality, which correlates strongly with:
- 61% higher innovation
- 76% higher engagement
Cultures that value different ways of being for effective problem-solving
We’ll unpack why people focused leadership wins hearts, minds, and sustainable performance and is increasingly becoming a competitive differentiator.
3. The hidden risk that overextended leadership behaviours pose to organisational performance and culture
Men tend to score higher on several overextended leadership behaviours, including:
- Laissez-faire Leadership
- Unfocused Leadership
- Transactional Leadership
- Driven Leadership
But true performance requires not just demographic diversity but deep diversity, a range of personalities, perspectives, and ways of thinking. We’ll explore how organisations often reward the wrong behaviours, unintentionally reinforcing cultures that undermine trust, collaboration, and performance.
Your takeaway
You’ll leave with:
- Evidence-based insights on effective leadership behaviours
- A clearer understanding of empathy and valuing different ways of being as business drivers
- Practical steps for developing balanced, high-performing teams
- Tools to identify and unlock hidden talent already in your organisation
