1. 1. February 27, 2015 Mambukal Mountain Resort
2. 2. Group Work: Form a group with four members and discuss One member will discuss
3. 3. Describe your idea of a Leader What qualities do you consider in choosing your leader?
4. 4. What is a leader? A leader is the head of authority, the head of perception, and the tongue of justice. Egypt 2300 BC a person who has a commanding authority or influence Merriam-Webster Dictionary
5. 5. Characteristics of a Leader
6. 6. Who is a Leader? A leader is capable of perceiving the urgent need to address a problem. Somebody who is capable of overcoming one's fear to expose truth and motivate others to act on something.
7. 7. Leadership is: Gender - Inclusive Communicative Purposeful Democratic and Egalitarian Means-Sensitive
8. 8. Gender Inclusive
9. 9. Gender and Leadership What is Leadership What are the characteristics of Leaders Bases of Power Leadership Styles
10. 10. How Will We Empower Each Other?
11. 11. What is the Difference between Sex and Gender
12. 12. Defining Gender and Sexuality
13. 13. SEX: Gender: refers to biological differences; chromosomes, hormonal profiles, internal and external sex organs Describes the characteristics that society or culture delineates as masculine or feminine
14. 14. Sex = male or female Gender = masculine or feminine man = male sex + masculine social role women = female sex + feminine social role
15. 15. Sex and Gender Sex refers to the biological characteristics with which we are born. Gender refers to the learned attitudes and behaviors that characterize people of one sex or the other. Gender roles are the characteristics, attitudes, feelings, and behaviors that society expects of females and males. Gender identity, usually learned in early childhood, refers to ones perception of him or herself as either masculine or feminine.
16. 16. Gender Quiz: Are Women and Men Different? 1. T/F Women are the weaker sex. 2. T/F Boys are more group-centered, active, and aggressive than girls. 3. T/F Women are more emotional than men. 4. T/F Women talk more than men. 5. T/F Women suffer more from depression. 6. T/F Women are more likely than men to divulge personal information. 7. T/F Men smile more than women. 8. T/F Women and men dont care whether a baby is a boy or a girl. 9. T/F Most women are confident about managing their financial affairs. 10. T/F A heart attack is more likely to be fatal for a man than for a woman.
17. 17. Gender Quiz: Are Women and Men Different? 1. False Women are the weaker sex. 2. True Boys are more group-centered, active, and aggressive than girls. 3. False Women are more emotional than men. 4. False Women talk more than men. 5. True Women suffer more from depression. 6. False Women are more likely than men to divulge personal information. 7. False Men smile more than women. 8. False Women and men dont care whether a baby is a boy or a girl. 9. False Most women are confident about managing their financial affairs. 10. False A heart attack is more likely to be fatal for a man than for a woman.
18. 18. General Differences Women Value Men Value Communication Independence Connection Power Relationships
19. 19. Mens Status Power Independence Competing Winning Assertion Logic Women Connections Closeness Intimacy Harmony Sharing Cooperation Feeling Communication behaviours
20. 20. Verbal communication Differences in communication Personal details Conversation time Practices Men Avoid personal stories Attempt to dominate Less likely listen to others More aggressive, more prone to interrupt Women Share personal details Offer personal stories Concern with equalized input form group members Listen carefully More assertive
21. 21. Non-verbal communication: Differences in Communication Body language Men Women Facial expression Less More Eyes contact Avoid Prefer Postures More relaxed More tense Bodily proximity Less Closer Touching Sexual interest Warmth and friendship
22. 22. The Gender World View Womans Social World A Network of Cooperation Mens Social World A Hierarchy of Power
23. 23. Gender Differences Report vs. Rapport Men are externally focused and often view situations as issues to be resolved. They talk to inform others.
24. 24. Gender Differences Report vs. Rapport Women are internally focused and often talk as a way to connect and relate to others.
25. 25. Who is a leader? Who can lead better? Leadership is the introduction of a new order. (Machiavelli, 1513, Italy Leadership is the ability to handle people so as to achieve the most with the least friction and the greatest cooperation. (Munson, 19221) Leadership implies influencing change in the conduct of the people. (J.B. Nash, 1929) Leadership is directing and coordination the work of one's group members. (Fiedler, 1967) Leadership is the ability to decide what is sto be done, and then to get others to want to do it. (U.S. President Dwight D. Eisenhower.) Leadership is the human factor which binds a group together and motivates it toward a goal. (K. Davis, 1962) Leadership transforms followers, creates visions of the goals that may be attained (Devanna, 1986) Leadership is a particular type of power relationship characterized by a group member's perception that another group member has the right to prescribe behavior patterns for the former regarding one's activity as a member of a group. (Janda, 1960)
26. 26. Is leadership possible without power? Does having power makes you a leader?
27. 27. Bases of Power Legitimate Power - based on position Coercive Power - based on fear Reward Power - based on rewards Referent Power - based on personal traits Expert Power - based on expertise Information Power - based on information Connection Power - connection with people
28. 28. Three Basic Leadership Styles Directing/Telling Coaching/Participating Delegating/Supporting
29. 29. Top 10 Competencies Desired for Modern Leaders Expressive Plans for Future Decisive Reasonable Loyal Flexible Patient Resilient Intuitive Collaborative
30. 30. Top 10 Competencies Desired for Modern Leaders Viewed as Feminine Viewed as Masculine Expressive Plans for Future Decisive Reasonable Loyal Flexible Patient Resilient Intuitive Collaborative