Women make great leaders: Harness the leader within you

It goes without saying that greater women in leadership are key to an organization’s success. The fact is that women are able to bring a unique perspective to the board room, facilitating innovation. While organizations are slowly moving towards this trend, women are increasingly navigating the best way to harness the leader within. Well, the easiest way is to leverage the leadership traits that you may have or can acquire-

Confidence

One of the key obstacles preventing women from climbing up the leadership ladder is lack of confidence. More often than not, women say, “I am not sure if I will be able to do justice to the role or if I am good enough.” Thus, to become a successful leader, women need to build and show their confidence and no force can stop them from acing the world

Believe in your unique perspective

It is important for aiming at leadership positions to believe in their unique perspective. You do not have to agree to a male perspective because it is the dominant one in the room. Rather, one of the most sought after quality of a leader is to stay firm on what one believes in.

Claim your worth

While women at times are able to garner confidence about their ability to run leadership roles, they might be hesitant to claim their worth. Women often do not claim what they feel they deserve. In fact, the gender pay gap in India currently stands at a stark 19%. Successful women leaders take a stand for themselves and claim credit for their performance.

Accept advice selectively

When it comes to giving advice, anyone and everyone acts like an expert. Successful women leaders are able to filter the advice they receive and only work on what they feel is actually beneficial to them. Be selective in what you accept and what you ignore.

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