One of the five "traits" of authentic leadership is establishing connected relationships. In the article provided below, male employees were particularly confident in their female bosses' abilities to do their job well. They also considered them to be highly principled and honest. But what impressed male employees most was the woman's knowledge of what their employees have to deal with in their day-to-day lives. The fact that women can be more understanding and authentic; showing more appreciation for the effort that employees put in, not only helps boost their morale at the workplace, but is also a big driver of trust. So essentially, employees are more likely to do better work when their boss is female. This goes a long with being able to persuade your staff that you are a fair leader that can be trusted. Barbara Socking, CEO of Oxfam GB, says "People have to believe that what you're doing is very fair - then they will trust and go along with an enormous amount of what you need to do". This article states that that is exactly what is needed as we work to get out the recession.
http://www.managementtoday.co.uk/bulletin/mtdailybulletin/article/1025520/women-trusted-bosses/
This article gives a lot of facts about how and why people are more trusting of a female boss. But, I wouldn't go as far as saying that women are more trusted. Yes more women care about what their employees are feeling but there are some men bosses that do this too. The biggest difference in men and women bosses is women care about taking the time to get things done and satisfing their employees on the way while men just want to get the job done and try not to have problems. So, I dont completly agree that all women make more trusted bosses.
ReplyDeleteMarcus Campbell
According to the facts in the article, it seems that women in the workforce are best when they exhibit an interpersonal process. This process emphasizes that authentic leadership is relational and that the results come from both the leader and the follower. The interaction between leaders and followers is very important.
ReplyDeleteWhen you stated that employees are more likely to do better work when their boss is female, that is talking about the interpersonal process. The success of the leadership depends on how the followers respond to the leadership, which means that workers that do better work for their bosses are satisfied with the way that the women are leading. The book also states that "intended outcomes are achieved only when followers identify with or accept as appropriate the values advocated by the leader" (208). So, this means that because employees feel that they can trust women and that they will be honest with them, a better outcome is achieved because they identify with that value.
Kelly Yuen