The ‘Feminine Advantage’ in Leadership – why nice guys and gals should definitely not finish last

How Gender Differences Influence Workplace Behaviour

• Are there gender differences in personality? Well the short answer is yes, there are some persistent differences between men and women.  Media depictions of men and women as fundamentally “different” appear to perpetuate misconceptions – despite the lack of evidence. Some recent studies have found that teams managed by a balanced mix of men and women leaders are more successful across a range of measurements.

 Understanding the benefit of increasing female leadership

• Our research found ‘Feminine traits’ most predictive of leadership performance

• We examined the gender differences of 360 ratings on Lumina Leader and the results were surprising. Women leaders were rated significantly higher on 13 of the 16 competencies across the 4 leadership domains (People, Delivery, Influence, and Vision).

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