How To Make The Most Of Your Strengths To Create Organizational Success

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In the bygone corporate era, women were seen as too emotional to hold important positions in companies. Now, there is a lot of talk about the importance of emotions and the need for a high level of emotional intelligence (EQ). My, how times have changed -- and for the better. This sentiment illustrates that women do not have to adopt masculine traits in order to make it in business. Instead, they can use their own unique traits to create a culture that may be more conducive to innovation, creativity and empathy.

Creating A Sense Of Community

Whether you are a mother or not, women have an innate sense of bringing people together in a very nurturing way. If you are interested in building relationships and surrounding yourself with a community of support, apply that to the workplace. Become the galvanizing force that helps cut through and resolve the conflict between people. Take the lead in planning social events for the team outside of work, volunteer opportunities and rotate members on work teams.

The Harvard Business Review published a study that found that employees who feel loved and cared for at work perform better. This means having one-on-one conversations, sending personal notes and actively listening. However, it is important to not overstep personal boundaries. That means using your intuition to gauge how to share this support while maintaining professional distance and not creating any misunderstanding.

Having Non-Hierarchical Teams That Build Each Other Up

While I do have a competitive streak in certain situations, I don't tend to carry this into the workplace. Instead, I view the office as an environment where everyone really has to work together as a team to accomplish goals. It is often the last place I see value in competing against each other. Doing so seems counter-intuitive to my organization's objectives and our overall culture. Start to give your team rewards versus individual recognition.

The traditional structure of most companies has been hierarchical, which has essentially pushed the idea of competition to move up the ladder. However, I think the focus should be on building an egalitarian feel to how people work for greater collaboration, respect for differences and unique strengths and a higher level of encouragement. This means flattening the organization, migrating away from titles and creating more group projects.

Employing Experience To Create A Circular Vision 

Women's many roles in life have led us to often becoming versatile and well-rounded in what we know and do. In having to take on a wide range of tasks, we've learned a lot and optimized our intuition for what we understand is going on in a situation. It is this circular vision of the world in terms of a higher level of connection to diverse groups of people, their emotions and ability to predict their actions.

In the work environment, this ability can become very valuable. It allows us to make quick decisions about a situation or interpret what others mean accurately. A leader is often not directly involved in various departments, such as sales or IT. Nor do they have specific knowledge in all areas. Use your own diverse knowledge to navigate work challenges by stepping up and sharing what you know from working with various teams or projects during your career. This ability to meld everything you have in your experience bank is what creates the circular vision to see things differently and provide new insights or ideas.

Applying Effective Decision Making And Communication To Larger Company Goals 

This same circular vision ties to another trait you can use in the workplace: being highly detailed-oriented. Sometimes, women are guilty of overcommunicating. But there are times when this extra dose of information doesn't really hurt. That's especially true if part of the workforce is remote and could benefit from more information since they can't pick up on body language or must contend with instructions that come via an email or instant messaging system.

Help with your company's overall communication and decision-making strategy in terms of putting together the context that people require to be inspired by the company's goals. This is where details really help fill in the bigger picture for employees. And it's good to ensure that, as a female leader, you set the example with how to communicate well with remote workers to make them feel a part of the team.

Using Persuasion To Get Everyone On The Same Page 

Use the art of persuasion to motivate people to see your view or follow instructions. It's about using a tact that doesn't make the other person feel like they are being told what to do. Instead, you want them to find themselves going along willingly because they see your logic and a set of benefits for doing so. I've found that if I make suggestions on how a project or relationship at work might be handled differently to achieve a certain value for everyone involved, that creates the compelling reason for my team to follow what I am suggesting. Therefore, using persuasion to gently get people in your corner can be where you as the leader are compromising in a constructive way to get things done. Women have mastered the idea of giving a little to get a lot. This can lead to a much happier and willing workforce.

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In the bygone corporate era, women were seen as too emotional to hold important positions in companies. Now, there is a lot of talk about the importance of emotions and the need for a high level of emotional intelligence (EQ). My, how times have changed -- and for the better. This sentiment illustrates that women do not have to adopt masculine traits in order to make it in business. Instead, they can use their own unique traits to create a culture that may be more conducive to innovation, creativity and empathy.

Creating A Sense Of Community

Whether you are a mother or not, women have an innate sense of bringing people together in a very nurturing way. If you are interested in building relationships and surrounding yourself with a community of support, apply that to the workplace. Become the galvanizing force that helps cut through and resolve the conflict between people. Take the lead in planning social events for the team outside of work, volunteer opportunities and rotate members on work teams.

The Harvard Business Review published a study that found that employees who feel loved and cared for at work perform better. This means having one-on-one conversations, sending personal notes and actively listening. However, it is important to not overstep personal boundaries. That means using your intuition to gauge how to share this support while maintaining professional distance and not creating any misunderstanding.

Having Non-Hierarchical Teams That Build Each Other Up

While I do have a competitive streak in certain situations, I don't tend to carry this into the workplace. Instead, I view the office as an environment where everyone really has to work together as a team to accomplish goals. It is often the last place I see value in competing against each other. Doing so seems counter-intuitive to my organization's objectives and our overall culture. Start to give your team rewards versus individual recognition.

The traditional structure of most companies has been hierarchical, which has essentially pushed the idea of competition to move up the ladder. However, I think the focus should be on building an egalitarian feel to how people work for greater collaboration, respect for differences and unique strengths and a higher level of encouragement. This means flattening the organization, migrating away from titles and creating more group projects.

Employing Experience To Create A Circular Vision 

Women's many roles in life have led us to often becoming versatile and well-rounded in what we know and do. In having to take on a wide range of tasks, we've learned a lot and optimized our intuition for what we understand is going on in a situation. It is this circular vision of the world in terms of a higher level of connection to diverse groups of people, their emotions and ability to predict their actions.

In the work environment, this ability can become very valuable. It allows us to make quick decisions about a situation or interpret what others mean accurately. A leader is often not directly involved in various departments, such as sales or IT. Nor do they have specific knowledge in all areas. Use your own diverse knowledge to navigate work challenges by stepping up and sharing what you know from working with various teams or projects during your career. This ability to meld everything you have in your experience bank is what creates the circular vision to see things differently and provide new insights or ideas.

Applying Effective Decision Making And Communication To Larger Company Goals 

This same circular vision ties to another trait you can use in the workplace: being highly detailed-oriented. Sometimes, women are guilty of overcommunicating. But there are times when this extra dose of information doesn't really hurt. That's especially true if part of the workforce is remote and could benefit from more information since they can't pick up on body language or must contend with instructions that come via an email or instant messaging system.

Help with your company's overall communication and decision-making strategy in terms of putting together the context that people require to be inspired by the company's goals. This is where details really help fill in the bigger picture for employees. And it's good to ensure that, as a female leader, you set the example with how to communicate well with remote workers to make them feel a part of the team.

Using Persuasion To Get Everyone On The Same Page 

Use the art of persuasion to motivate people to see your view or follow instructions. It's about using a tact that doesn't make the other person feel like they are being told what to do. Instead, you want them to find themselves going along willingly because they see your logic and a set of benefits for doing so. I've found that if I make suggestions on how a project or relationship at work might be handled differently to achieve a certain value for everyone involved, that creates the compelling reason for my team to follow what I am suggesting. Therefore, using persuasion to gently get people in your corner can be where you as the leader are compromising in a constructive way to get things done. Women have mastered the idea of giving a little to get a lot. This can lead to a much happier and willing workforce.

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