Are Women Leaders Expected to Overindex on the Caring Piece?

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Women tend to over index on the caring piece. Are they being expected, women in leadership positions, are they expected to be extra accommodating on flexibility around work arrangements? I haven't seen that, to be honest. What does come up is the women leaders themselves have high ctations of themselves, rigt about how accommodating or understanding they need to be. It's actually more self inflicted.

In leading their teams and organizations through a crisis, women have repeatedly stepped up to the plate. How have they done it? By flexing the leadership capabilities that set them apart, such as taking initiative and communicating powerfully.

We asked our listeners to tell us about bosses whose management approach they admire and whose values and skills have had a positive impact on them personally. Here we’re celebrating and learning from four of these women: the managing partner at a law firm, the chief technology officer at a community college, the head of HR at an employee recognition company, and the CEO of a bank. Then, leadership coach Muriel Wilkins shares advice on how to take care of yourself while taking care of the people you manage.

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Muriel Wilkins is the co-founder of the executive coaching and leadership development firm Paravis Partners. She hosts the HBR Presents podcast Coaching Real Leaders.

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