by Jonathan Jones
Women leaders have an intuitive advantage. My last decade directing organizational growth and culture alignment has been an interesting experiment in human potential.
From my experience, extraordinary women understand the concept of a “great culture” better than men do. It’s related to an underlying “nurturing” intuition and emotional intelligence applied organically to humans resulting in positive organizational behavior.
Our business culture has changed significantly over the years. Historically, women may have experienced prejudice, condescension, and physical and emotional harassment in the workplace. It is a new horizon and women are creating a new and successful business model.
Successful women leaders have risen in the organizational pyramid. They have made major positive changes to improve the workforce and the way we view organizational culture. Their impact is making a significant difference.
I have been fortunate to work with several women business owners over the last 15 years and have learned a great deal about culture development. I have gained extremely insightful ideas that have changed the way I have coached organizations struggling with employee engagement.
Phrases such as “we want to create a culture people want to work in” or “we want to be unique and treat people differently,” or “creating a place people know they can be recognized and appreciated for doing great work, and achieve life balance,” gave me pause for thought.
What most people want is a work place with an opportunity to do their best and make a difference: a safe environment where diversity is valued, not segregated. The true diversity in a person is how people think, what drives them, and what results they achieve. I applaud the women who give us a new standard of earning results from their employees.
Jonathan Jones (Jonathan.jones@vistagechair.com or 314-608-0783) is a CEO peer group chair/coach for Vistage International.
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