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Are women better leaders than men?

Mastodon - Sat, 2012-09-15 19:10

Article here. Excerpt:

'OREM -- Are women better leaders than men?

That was the question posed at Friday's Utah Valley Women's Business Conference and according to research presented at that same conference, the answer is yes.

Keynote speaker Bob Sherwin, CEO of Zenger Folkman, presented research his company published in the March edition of the Harvard Business Review.

The data comes from thousands of surveys that rate leaders in 16 different traits thought to be important to leadership, including taking initiative, driving results, developing strategic perspectives, developing others and establishing goals.

The research shows that when evaluated by their superiors, peers, subordinates and themselves, women in leadership positions score better than men in 12 of the 16 categories.'

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Foregone conclusion

Matt - Sat, 2012-09-15 20:12

If it's so obvious, why do people keep feeling the need to make these kinds surveys? And would the press ever report on a survey with opposite conclusions?

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