Comments on: How Women Rise at Work and What's Holding You Back https://www.mindtools.com/blog/holding-back-women/ Mind Tools Mon, 27 Nov 2023 16:42:25 +0000 hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.3.1 By: Midgie Thompson https://www.mindtools.com/blog/holding-back-women/#comment-3178 Thu, 14 Mar 2019 09:00:43 +0000 https://www.mindtools.com/blog/?p=14609#comment-3178 In reply to Helen O.

Thanks Helen for sharing your thoughts. I agree with you that "women think speak and act differently because we process, think and act differently and that adds balance, nuance and substance." Things are changing, perhaps slowly, yet they are changing. - Midgie, MT

]]> By: Helen O https://www.mindtools.com/blog/holding-back-women/#comment-3177 Thu, 14 Mar 2019 00:52:17 +0000 https://www.mindtools.com/blog/?p=14609#comment-3177 I haven't read the book and will do.. What I find in this snippet "In professional situations and cultures where being crisp and concise and authoritative is valued as a leadership style, using too many words and offering too much information is not an effective way of communicating, and certainly not an effective way of positioning yourself as a leader,” Helgesen says" and the pod snippet is that we are still instructing women in how to adapt themselves to fit into a male dominated culture. Speaking in a more communicative style is not an effective way of positioning yourself as a leader! Yes, remove the superfluous but the preamble and the background often carry the nuances behind the 'topic' and can make a significant difference in the outcome (the motivation behind the action and the ethics behind the outcome). Surely, as we move from a competitive to a collaborative world we should be teaching the value and strength in female leadership including a more communicative style of interaction and presentation. Women think speak and act differently because we process, think and act differently and that adds balance, nuance and substance.

]]> By: Midgie Thompson https://www.mindtools.com/blog/holding-back-women/#comment-3176 Wed, 14 Nov 2018 08:16:17 +0000 https://www.mindtools.com/blog/?p=14609#comment-3176 In reply to mbuthia stephen waititu.

Thanks for that feedback. Hope you can use some of the ideas presented to help you get ahead.

]]> By: Midgie Thompson https://www.mindtools.com/blog/holding-back-women/#comment-3175 Wed, 14 Nov 2018 08:15:47 +0000 https://www.mindtools.com/blog/?p=14609#comment-3175 In reply to Rebecca Nyafwono.

It is great Rebecca that you can see the connection for other members of your family. That way, everyone can benefit from the ideas discussed.

]]> By: mbuthia stephen waititu https://www.mindtools.com/blog/holding-back-women/#comment-3174 Tue, 13 Nov 2018 14:47:11 +0000 https://www.mindtools.com/blog/?p=14609#comment-3174 excellence research about what hold women back

]]> By: Rebecca Nyafwono https://www.mindtools.com/blog/holding-back-women/#comment-3173 Tue, 13 Nov 2018 10:19:27 +0000 https://www.mindtools.com/blog/?p=14609#comment-3173 This is a good piece of advise to not only me but to my family as a whole. This has been holding us as a family.

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