The female executive’s cause has a sympathetic supporter in up-and-coming industrialist Dryson.
“In my experience,” he says, “women bring to business a set of values, a level of commitment and a willingness to act on intuition which today’s businesses need.
And they do this in an atmosphere which is often biased against them, and which requires sacrifices that are not expected of men. Their courage should be recognised and supported.”
The VGA findings are defined under 30 headings (see bar chart on page 69) ranging from “persuasiveness”, “modesty” and “enjoys analysing people”to “emotional control”, “challenges assumptions”and “ambition”.
One other, called “non-conformity of replies”, measures the accuracy of all the others.
Its extremely low rating suggests that the answers given were open, honest and highly reliable.
Four crucial aptitudes were also judged: verbal critical reasoning, applied numerical skills and spatial reasoning and diagrammatic reasoning (general reasoning skills based on symbolic information).
Common characteristics and differences between men and women are grouped under eight headings: Leadership qualities
Similarities .
When it comes to emulating Sir John Harvey-Jones and the men and women tested match each other stride for stride ” and are far in front of the average manager.
Both direct and organise with ease and are prepared to take charge of situations.
They are independent and let their opinions be known, even if they are unpopular.
Both are comfortable in most situation, even unusual ones (such as, Hamilton-Phillips says, having to address a meeting of striking workers, give a press conference, or talk about the state of the company to institutional investors).
Both groups aim for commitment and loyalty and, at least intellectually and tolerate different views and ways of life. Men and women alike listen to others’ ideas and sympathise with their problems. Differences .
Men are more high-powered and enjoy selling, persuading and changing other people’s opinions.
They influence the outcome of discussions and persuade others of their point of view more than women do.
They also appear slightly more confident and enjoy leading groups, giving speeches and presentations.
They like being the centre of attention, are more narcissistic, and more likely to hold forth about their achievements. Women are often prepared to make decisions on their own.
This ability to act, without feeling a need to consult others, is in marked contrast to men, who feel obliged to favour the group decision. Examining facts and figures
Similarities .
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