Monique Svazlian, CEO of Highest Path Consulting, gave a presentation on feminine leadership. She discussed the current lack of women in leadership positions and challenges they face, such as gender stereotypes and the double bind. Research shows feminine leadership traits like collaboration and empathy improve organizational performance. Svazlian presented a feminine leadership model based on vision, authenticity, vulnerability, care, empathy, intuition and humility. She advocated allowing the leadership style to be informed by the situation.

1. September
2014
Watermark
for
Women
Why Business Needs
Feminine !
Leadership !
Presented
by:
Monique
Svazlian,
CEO
Highest
Path
Consulting

2. INTRODUCTION
What
question
about
Feminine
Leadership
are
you
carrying
with
you
today?

3. AGENDA
¡
Introduction
¡
Current
State
of
Affairs
¡
Top
3
Leadership
Challenges
for
Women
¡
Research
&
Data
¡
The
Feminine
Leadership
Model
¡
Q&A

4. CURRENT
STATE
OF
AFFAIRS
The
Good
News:
¡ 60%
of
Educated
Talent
Pool
¡ 80%
of
Decision
Making
Consumers
¡ 53-­‐84%
increase
on
Return
to
Equity
when
2
or
more
women
on
boards

5. CURRENT
STATE
OF
AFFAIRS
However……..
¡ 14%
of
CEO’s
in
Fortune
500
are
held
by
women
¡ 53%
of
women
leave
mid-­‐career
¡ $$$
to
replace
each
mid-­‐career
women

6. 3
TOP
LEADERSHIP
CHALLENGES
1)
Gender
Stereotypes
2)
The
Double
Bind
3)
The
Likeability
Gap

7. Eagley
&
Carli.
GENDER
STEREOTYPES
Conscious
&
unconscious
associations
about
women,
men
and
leadership
Women
and
the
Labyrinth
of
Leadership.
(Harvard
Business
Review:
2007)

8. Confusing
messages
make
it
difficult
for
women
to
find
a
leadership
style
that
is
appropriate
&
effective.
Eagley
&
Carli.
THE
DOUBLE
BIND
Women
and
the
Labyrinth
of
Leadership.
(Harvard
Business
Review:
2007)

9. POLL
If
you
had
a
choice,
would
you
prefer
to
work
for
a
male
boss
or
a
female
boss?

10. THE
LIKEABILITY
GAP
Studies
show
more
women
prefer
to
work
for
a
man
than
for
another
female.

11. WHAT
IS
FEMININE
LEADERSHIP?
Definition:
A
style
of
leadership
based
on
feminine
traits
and
capacities
¡ Full
expression
of
all
female
attributes
¡ An
authentic
and
balanced
approach
to
leadership
¡ Inspires
collaboration,
innovation
and
creativity

12. THE
SOLUTION
Mentoring
&
Coaching
Feminine
Leadership
Training
Women’s
Networks
Women
Supporting
Women

13. MEN
VS.
WOMEN
BRAINS
Recent
neuroscience
data
shows
men
and
women
are
wired
differently,
but
are
complementary.

14. POLL
Do
you
think
the
world
would
be
a
better
place
if
men
thought
more
like
women?

15. Gerzema,
John.
THE
ATHENA
DOCTRINE
66%
surveyed
thought
the
world
would
be
a
better
place
if
men
thought
more
like
women.
The
Athena
Doctrine.
(San
Francisco:Jossey-­‐Bass,
2013)

16. THE
ATHENA
DOCTRINE
Gerzema,
John.
The
Athena
Doctrine.
(San
Francisco:Jossey-­‐Bass,
2013)

17. LEADERSHIP
TRAITS
Masculine
Traits
Feminine
Traits
Decisive
Passionate
Resilient
Intuitive
Analytical
Flexible
Aggressiveness
Plans
for
the
Future
Proud
Loyal
Arrogance
Reasonable
Independent
Collaborative
Selfish
Selfless
Individualistic
Empathetic
Gerzema,
John.
The
Athena
Doctrine.
(San
Francisco:
Jossey-­‐Bass,
2013)

18. LEADERSHIP
BEHAVIORS
THAT
IMPROVE
ORGANIZATIONAL
PERFORMANCE
Key
Qualities
1)
Participative
decision
making
2)
Role
Model
3)
Inspiration
4)
Expectations
&
Rewards
5)
People
Development
6)
Intellectual
Stimulation
7)
Efficient
Communication
8)
Control
&
Corrective
Action
9)
Individualistic
Decision
Making
Bass
&
Stogdill’s
Handbook
of
Leadership,
B.
Bass,
1990;
McKinsey
analysis

19. LEADERSHIP
BEHAVIORS:
FEMALE
STRENGTHS
Transformational,
Transactional
&
Laissez-­‐Faire
Leadership
Styles,
Alice
H
Eagly,
Johannesen-­‐Schmidt,
and
Van
Engen,
2003;
McKinsey
survey
and
analysis,
2008;
The
Leadership
Styles
of
Women
and
Men,
Alice
H
Eagly
and
Mary
C
Johannesen-­‐Schmidt,
2001

20. KEY
PERFORMANCE
MARKERS
Direction
Leadership
Team
Work
Environment
&
Values
Motivation
Accountability
Transformational,
Transactional
&
Laissez-­‐Faire
Leadership
Styles,
Alice
H
Eagly,
Johannesen-­‐Schmidt,
and
Van
Engen,
2003;
McKinsey
survey
and
analysis,
2008

21. FEMININE
LEADERSHIP
IS
KEY
Feminine
Leadership
approaches
are
effective
and
necessary
in
managing
teams
and
resources
in
the
21st
century.

22. THE
LEADERSHIP
SPECTRUM

23. WHICH
TYPE
OF
LEADER
ARE
YOU?
Curious
to
learn
where
you
fall
on
the
leadership
spectrum?
Take
the
survey
to
find
out:
http://
www.highestpath.com/art-­‐
of-­‐feminine-­‐leadership/

24. FEMININE
LEADERSHIP
MODEL
Vision
Authentic
Feminine
Leadership
Vulnerability
Care
Empathy
Intuition
Humility
Collaboration

25. ART
OF
FEMININE
LEADERSHIP
WORKSHOP
Dates:
¡ Friday,
October
1oth
-­‐
Webinar
¡ Saturday,
September
27th
Los
Angeles
¡ Friday,
October
3rd
-­‐
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Park
Special
Promo
Code
to
receive
$50
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fee:
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26. CONTACT
If
you’d
like
more
information
about
women’s
leadership
coaching,
executive
coaching
or
training:
Highest
Path
Consulting
Monique
Svazlian,
CEO
monique@highestpath.com
www.highestpath.com

27. THE
LEADERSHIP
BALANCING
ACT
Allow
the
situation
to
inform
you
about
which
style
of
leadership
to
use.

28. Q&A
Questions?