The document discusses different leadership styles between men and women. It notes that women tend to have more transformational and democratic leadership styles, while men tend toward more autocratic styles. It then describes a case study of a woman named Lisa who encountered barriers to advancement at her investment firm. Despite strong performance, Lisa was passed over for promotion to partner. When she asked her boss about advancing, he cited reasons related to her gender. As a result, Lisa decided to leave and start her own investment firm. The document suggests organizational policies around networking, mentoring, training, and addressing gender biases could have helped retain Lisa.

1. CH-13 WOMEN & LEADERSHIP CASE ANALYSIS 13.1 - Richa Arora

2. Do you think men and women have different Leadership styles?

3. Who is better?

8. Within 2 years….

9. Her peers and partners take her opinion (in private) on market performance and financial projections

10. How important is Lisa for the firm?

11. Let’s see what happens during a staff meeting..

15. What would you suggest her? Let’s see what she did..

17. What advancement barrier did Lisa encounter?

20. What should the firm’s top executives, have done differently to retain Lisa?

22. What type of organizational policies and opportunities might have benefited Lisa?

24. Women feel more engaged in their career, they are usually more satisfied, which makes them more inclined to stay

25. What could the organization do to raise the gender consciousness of CEO and male colleagues?

28. Thank you