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Why Women Make Better Bosses

28 February 2011
In this week’s episode:

David Kuo chats with Averil Leimon, who is a director of White Water Strategies and author of Coaching Women to Lead. Averil explains why there are incontrovertible reasons why we should encourage more women into senior positions. She also tells us about the dangerous demographic shifts around the world, and discusses the issue of introducing quotas to get more women onto company boards and into senior management teams. A transcript of this podcast is also available.

David Kuo & Averil Leimon
David Kuo & Averil Leimon

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shinygoldcar 02 Mar 2011 , 1:15pm

fascinating podcast. Thanks for that. I did quickly check what the makeup of the boards of a couple of my investments were...

TMFDragon 02 Mar 2011 , 4:22pm

Hi shinygoldcar

I don't understand why there aren't more women in senior positions if all it takes for a company to deliver better performance is to improve their balance of female executives.

Regards

David

shinygoldcar 03 Mar 2011 , 2:52pm

Hi David
yes I agree. And it sounds like the way for a company to do that is to encourage women who don't feel they are ready to apply. And bear in mind during the recruitment process that they might be as a good a candidate as a man even if they don't have the same confidence.
Regards
Jeff

DaisyD00 04 Mar 2011 , 1:54pm

It was very inspiring. I tend to agree about men 'blagging' it more than women. I only feel confident about applying for a job when I can already do most (almost 100%) of what's required.

I'd like to see more women in senior positions, possibly myself in years to come. It's a bit off-putting when those you do see are pretty scary, often over-compensating to feel equal to their male counterparts.

My career is ticking over rather than progressing right now due to family commitments, but I'd like to feel I could give it a go later in life. Women definitely need more encouragement in that area.

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