"Frank's skill in asking the right questions is un-mistakable, and is at the core of his leadership philosophy.

The power of these questions cannot be underestimated, especially if you want to lead and not manage."
—John Cave
Westhaven Worldwide Logistics

If not otherwise stated—all postings © Frank D. Kanu. All rights reserved.

Posts

Feminine or Masculine That’s the Question

Or is it?

Sung-Joo Kim (chairman and chief executive of luxury-goods company MCM Worldwide) thinks that a feminine leadership style—one that emphasizes on sensitivity to employees and openness—can give women an advantage as business owners.

Does it make any sense to classify managers into different categories? It would certainly make life easier—but the truth of course is that most managers are a mix of several classifications, several qualities. Some of these qualities are valuable and useful; many of those qualities complement each other and make for a strong leader. Other qualities are less desirable—or sometimes what should be a desirable quality gets misused. And to be honest, there are some qualities that can best be described as out of this world. 1

Shouldn’t effectiveness and the ability to implement a leadership style be the number one criterias for the style one uses in any given situation?

(See also Marti’s comment)

1Stop Telling… Start Leading! p.9
Tags:
 
Filed by Frank Kanu under Leadership


This blog-entry is protected by a digital fingerprint:785273ed81985582c8a1be62f78c9459

Because I value your thoughtful opinions, I encourage you to add them.

Please leave your Response right here:




XHTML: You can use these tags: <a href="" title=""> <abbr title=""> <acronym title=""> <b> <blockquote cite=""> <cite> <code> <del datetime=""> <em> <i> <q cite=""> <strike> <strong>


Please do not be offended if I edit your response for clarity or to keep out questionable matters, however, and I may even delete off-topic responses.

« 06/10/2008     06/11/2008 »

Navigation, Archives and Links


This blog is designed to provide accurate and authoritative information in regard to the subject matter covered. If legal advice or other expert assistance is required, the services of a competent professional should be sought.