NEWS AND INSIGHTS UPDATE:
What type of business leader are you? According to a study by the University of Buffalo, humble bosses who lead by good example, admit their mistakes, and recognize their team members’ strengths are more effective leaders than ego-driven bosses.
Beate Chelette shares the following insights on The Glass Hammer regarding leadership models:
“For the longest time, most successful women have adopted one of two main business leadership styles because there have been no other models. One current leadership style is the Alpha Woman Leadership Style. That’s the person who wears suits and heels. They are power-hungry and often mean.
“There is another kind of woman who follows the Tend-and-Befriend Leadership Style. That’s when you want to be buddies with everyone and you don’t want to be the bad girl so everyone will like you. It’s very difficult to be a good leader when that’s what you want, to have everyone be your friend. These are the women who will remain their entire lives in management positions and never advance.”
Beate argues that these leadership styles are too restrictive and unnatural to women. Instead, she urges women to embrace a new leadership model. She writes, “A good leader must know how to inspire, create a vision, solve problems, manage change and resources, but the new leadership model also requires personal credibility, professional ethics, showing support and compassion—and humility.”
What kind of business leader are you? Leave a comment and share your thoughts.
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Susan Gunelius is the Founder and Editor-in-Chief of Women on Business. She is a 30-year veteran of the marketing field and has authored a dozen books about marketing, branding, and social media, including the highly popular Ultimate Guide to Email Marketing, 30-Minute Social Media Marketing, Content Marketing for Dummies, Blogging All-in-One for Dummies and Kick-ass Copywriting in 10 Easy Steps. Susan’s marketing-related content can be found on Entrepreneur.com, Forbes.com, MSNBC.com, BusinessWeek.com, and more. Susan is President & CEO of KeySplash Creative, Inc., a marketing communications company. She has worked in corporate marketing roles and through client relationships with AT&T, HSBC, Citibank, Intuit, The New York Times, Cox Communications, and many more large and small companies around the world. Susan also speaks about marketing, branding and social media at events around the world and is frequently interviewed by television, online, radio, and print media organizations about these topics. She holds an MBA in Management and Strategy and a Bachelor of Science degree in Marketing and is a Certified Professional Career Coach (CPCC).
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