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Authentic Leadership
(inc. Gender IQ)
Your Feedback• Unintentional subtle prejudices• Female Leaders who I thought to be assertive and
successful …..described by male colleagues as ‘girly’ • I lack gravitas• I don’t want to be one of the boys, nor do I want to be
overly girly. I just want to be equal• Being taken seriously …I start to question how worthwhile
my opinion is • How to be assertive without being aggressive • Not being part of the boys club and having to deal with
aggression• It’s difficult to feel good about either role – Mum or
Career
The journey to authentic leadership Behavioural drivers
GQ Faq’s Human needs psychology
Beliefs/values and emotionsGoals and dreams
SaW analysis and time management Mind mapping
The power of words
Change is business critical
"Women and girls make up one half of the human resources available to the world and it will be imperative that they are educated, empowered and integrated for a rapid economic recovery" Saadia Zahidi, Director and Head of Constituents, World Economic Forum
And the effect of women in Business….?
Companies with the highest representation of women on the board had a 53% higher ROE than did companies with the lowest women's representation.
Catalyst survey, Survey 2004 – 2009
www.catalystwomen.org
And yet?
UK: Women directors rose from 6.9% in 1999 to 11.7% in 2008 – an increase of just 0.7%
% of female managers by country USA 45%UK 33%
Sweden 29%Germany 27%
Italy 18%
Paradigm shift
Do I always remain open minded and willing to learn?
GQ™ Gender
Intelligence facts
Brain Scans
Equal but different Brain differences are universal
• Over 100 Biological differences between male/female brains
• Women have more white matter/men more grey (white connects, grey localises)
• 15/20% more blood flow in women’s brains (multi-tasking)
• Men’s brains shut down/women’s do not• Female occipital and parietal lobes are more active in
women (affects communication) • Male temporal lobe is less active (hearing and translating)• Testosterone surges in utero create spatial mechanical
centres in male brains. Females remain verbal/emotive
Human evolution…
has created two different types of brains (male and female) designed for equally intelligent behaviour. – Richard Haier, Professor of Pyschology, UC Irvine
Male/female brain activity leads to specific
leadership style differences
• Women: more inductive in problem solving i.e. listening to others viewpoints
• Men: more deductive i.e. more risk-taking and relying on linear data and proof
• Hence the clear benefit in women’s leadership development
The work of Authentic Leadership
Understand your needs, underpinned by your beliefs, using your own unique framework of values and rules fuelled by your own rocket fuel – positive emotion
The 6 Human Needs
Core Beliefs
Female Leader values
Do I ask myself ‘Why?’ and ‘What for?’ Am I curious, interested and prepared to challenge the norm?
What are your top values?
Achievement Adventure Accuracy Authority Balance Building Contribution Community Caution Craziness Creating
Decisiveness Destiny Diplomacy Discipline Disorganisation Dreaming Elegance Energy Entertain Enthusiasm Excellence
Fairness Faith Fanaticism Fame Fun Family Freedom Friendship Genius Growth Happiness Honesty Hope Harmony Innovation
Intelligence International Joy Knowledge Laughter Love Leadership Loyalty Magnetism Majesty Merit Money Nature
Orderliness Patterns Passion Performance Pioneering Play Privacy Professionalism Purity Quality Rapport Recognition Relationships Reward Risk Security Service Sensuality Smile Spontaneity Status
Success Tact Transform Truth Virtue Vitality Warmth Wealth Wisdom Win
Opportunity Now: The Importance of Values and their
relationship to our work
Men 24%
Women 63%
Anita Roddick • If you think you’re too
small to be effective, try going to bed with a mosquito!
• There’s no scientific answer for success … you’ve simply got to live it and do it
Margaret Thatcher
• You may have to fight a battle more than once to win it
• Success is having a flair for the thing you are doing …you have to have hard work and a sense of purpose
Martha Lane-Fox
• I voted for a Labour Government but it seems that something’s got lost along the way
• You want to go somewhere ….that makes you feel naturally high and exuberant
Marjorie Scardino
• I do my best in an atmosphere of energy, some urgency, and a good amount of humour
• I don’t want to be associated with an organisation that’s not decent and fair
Overview DISC Profiles
Big Picture
Detail
Results Relationships
D I
C S
Assertive
Not Assertive
Easily stressed Not so easily stressed
Four StylesD
Directive Assertive Big Picture, Results-focusedI
Interactive Assertive Big Picture, Relationship-focused
They areDecisive Direct
Demanding BluntForceful Egocentric
Strong willed
They wantPower
AuthorityChallengePrestigeResults
They areFriendlyTalkativePositive
OptimisticEnjoy People
They WantRecognition
Opportunity to talkTo use charm
Interaction
They fearBoredom Being taken advantage of
Being too friendly
They fearTaking advantage of others
Loss of social status Loss of recognition
CCorrective Not assertive Focus: Detail, Results
SSupportive Not assertive Focus: Detail Relationships
They areConscientious
SensitiveControlledCompliant
They wantDetailsFacts
OrganisationReassurance
They areStableSecureSincere
Systematic
They WantSecurityStability
Logical approachAppreciation
Time to consider
They fearConflict and antagonism Uncontrolled Emotions
Intrusion
They FearConflict
DisorganisationBeing rushed into quick changes
Effective CommunicationIf YOU are
Directive Interactive Supportive Corrective
Be aware that OTHERS may prefer
Time to weigh pros and cons
Facts and short answers
To focus on the big picture and
set priorities
To deal openly with conflict
An explanation of your decision
A systematic and organised
approach
To make decisions quickly
To use policies as guidelines
only
Socialising before getting
down to business
Your personal involvement and follow through
To understand what you want
and need
Opportunity to communicate and negotiate
openly with you
A cautious approach to
change
A low-key sincere approach
To control the way things are
done
A clear explanation of your rules and
standards
Effective CommunicationIf YOU are
Directive Interactive Supportive Corrective
Be aware that OTHERS may prefer
Time to weigh pros and cons
Facts and short answers
To focus on the big picture and
set priorities
To deal openly with conflict
An explanation of your decision
A systematic and organised
approach
To make decisions quickly
To use policies as guidelines
only
Socialising before getting
down to business
Your personal involvement and follow through
To understand what you want
and need
Opportunity to communicate and negotiate
openly with you
A cautious approach to
change
A low-key sincere approach
To control the way things are
done
A clear explanation of your rules and
standards
Goals and Goal Maps
(mind-mapping)
How often do I try to seek a solution from a different angle, using my intuition and creativity as well as
logic?
GeniusUntil one is committed there is the chance to draw back; always ineffectiveness. Concerning all acts of initiative (and creation) there is one elementary truth, the ignorance of which kills countless ideas and splendid plans:
that the moment one definitely commits oneself, then Providence moves too. All sorts of things occur to help one that would not otherwise have occurred.A whole stream of events issues from the decision, raising in one's favour all manner of unforeseen incidents and meetings andmaterial assistance which no man would have dreamed would come his way.
W.H. Murray
Whatever you can do or dream you can, begin it!Boldness has genius, magic and power in it. Begin it now! Goethe
Saw analysis & time (choice management)
Do I set goals, monitor progress frequently and flex my plans for
achieving those goals when I need to?
Gender evolution
FEQ’s (Frequently encountered quandries)
• Nice girls don’t ask• There’s no crying in business• Men don’t bond by ‘sharing’• You don’t feel heard – not taken seriously• Women don’t apply for jobs unless 100%• Work/life balance concerns• Command and control versus consensus
Your Feedback• Unintentional subtle prejudices• Female Leaders who I thought to be assertive and
successful …..described by male colleagues as ‘girly’ • I lack gravitas• I don’t want to be one of the boys, nor do I want to be
overly girly. I just want to be equal• Being taken seriously …I start to question how worthwhile
my opinion is • How to be assertive without being aggressive • Not being part of the boys club and having to deal with
aggression• It’s difficult to feel good about either role – Mum or
Career
Barclays Bank research In respect of investments:
• Men tend to be – • Focused on results• Goal directed• Single minded in approach• Risk tolerant• Centred on fact-based
assessment• Often over confident
• Women tend to be – • Multi focused• Process directed• Less driven than men• Safety conscious and
conservative• Intuitive – sensitive to a
variety of information• Less prone to over
confidence
The Gender evolution: A human issue
Deloitte and Touche In the USA Deloitte estimates savings of $190 million a year through reduced turnover by becoming
Gender Intelligent and therefore retaining more women! WoW
“…. and then Rapunzel bobbed her hair and went to law school”
“Are you sure you won’t quit after a year or two to get married?”
“You might want to stop trying to break through that glass ceiling
for a while, Ms. Gephart.”
State control
Words
• Account for only 7% of the message you wish to convey. The rest is physiology and voice tone. Physiology accounts for 55% of your message!
The Importance of Communication
What is assertiveness?
• Slamming your fist on the table?• Telling people what to do?• Avoiding difficult personal situations so you
can focus on your real work?
You’re not OK
Manipulative/ Destructive
I LOSE : YOU LOSE
“Getting nowhere”
Passive/ Submissive
I LOSE : YOU WIN
“Running away from”
I’m not OK
You’re Ok
I’m Ok
Assertive/ Creative
I WIN : YOU WIN
“Getting on with”
Aggressive/ Defensive
I WIN : YOU LOSE
“Getting rid of”
The YOU engine
How do I actively build my inner resources, developing my ability to
respond and create solutions?
Be the change
you seek in the world
