This document discusses the importance of women's leadership and emotional intelligence. It notes that women have closed the gender gap in education and health but only 60% in economics and 17% in politics. Great leaders are effective because they move people emotionally. Women tend to have skills that are well-suited for modern leadership like intuition, inclusion, empathy and flexible problem-solving. Developing skills like emotional intelligence, spiritual intelligence and cultural intelligence can help women become transformational leaders that empower others and excite them about their work.

1. Lead by Feel Connections ConferenceNovember 15, 2009

2. We are needed.“Without (women’s) engagement, empowerment and contribution, we cannot hope to achieve a rapid economic recovery nor effectively tackle global challenges.”Klaus Schwab, founder and executive chairman, World Economic Forum

3. Gender GapHealth 96%Education 93%Economic 60%Political 17% Percentage of gender gap closed globally by area.World Economic Forum Global Gender Gap Index, 2009

4. Great Leaders“Great leaders move us. When we try to explain why they are so effective, we speak of strategy, vision or powerful ideas. But the reality is much more primal: Great leadership works through the emotions.”Daniel Goleman, Primal Leadership: Learning to Lead with Emotional Intelligence

5. Womenzwerk…is never done.

6. What’s changed?DorothyStealth LeadershipHappy without “all”

7. What’s Changed?SusanMasculine leadership“I want it all”

8. What’s changed?JessicaBalanced leadershipThe “new all”

9. What’s the same?“Meaning Makers”IntuitionInclusionEmpathyFlexible problem solving

10. WEB THINKING

11. Transformational Leadership“Women encourage participation, share power and information, enhance other people’s self-worth and get others excited about their work.”Dr. Judy Rosener, University of Southern California

12. “Recruiters are looking for emotional intelligence and the ability to appreciate people’s values as much as they are looking for technical competency.”Womenomics, quoting from Chartered Management Institute report

13. Asset to Estrogen Ratio

14. “The feminization of management seems to protect against financial crisis.”Michael Ferrary, CERAM Business School (France)

15. “In a crisis, all eyes look to the leader for emotional guidance. Because the leader’s way of seeing things has a special weight, leaders manage meaning for a group.” Daniel Goleman, Primal Leadership

16. “Web thinking has it’s payoffs-among them women’s intuition, imagination and natural aptitude for long-term planning and networking. Women are built to lead, particularly in the modern world.”Helen Fisher, biological anthropologist

17. E.S.C.Emotional IntelligenceSpiritual IntelligenceCultural Intelligence

18. Using ESC?

19. Developing E.S.C.Be CenteredKnow yourselfCenter yourself

20. Developing E.S.C.Pay AttentionSynchronicityDreamsGutKnowingEnergy

21. Developing E.S.C.Trust itBalance masculine/feminineGive it time to unfoldLet go

22. Developing E.S.C.Act on itBuild relationshipsAnticipate the futureDaily decision making

23. You are needed…

24. Great leaders lead by feel.

25. Be the next great leader.To keep the dialogue going or ask more questionsLinkedIn Groups: Womenzwerk