Jerry Kleinhaus discusses leadership development programs for women executives and whether they should be different from those for their male counterparts.
Speaking strictly from a program perspective, Jerry Kleinhaus of Oakley Advisors says that leadership development for women should not differ between male and female executives. The qualities, behaviors, tools, and training for exemplary leadership is blind to gender. Indeed, man and women both respond to the same elements of strong leadership. That having been said,, Jerry Kleinhaus goes on to say that women executives continue to face challenges that can be both unfair and harmful to the business. The demand for women to “act more like a man” not only places unfair obligations on women executives, but also prevents them from maximizing their contribution. Companies that continue to allow this disparity to exist are only robbing themselves of better performance in all categories, including growth and financial performance.
The professional executive coaches at Oakley Advisors provide Executive Leadership Development, Talent Management, and Executive Coaching that focus especially on leadership development for women executives and help to create corporate cultures that maximize the contribution of all managers.
