Women in Business

The study was conducted in 10 countries grouped into 5 geographic affinity groups. Each interview was classified according to the Roles currently occupied by the Executive Leaders interviewed and the Industry sector where they have the most experience.

The Management Skills represent the experiences of the Executive Leaders. Eight groups of experiences were analyzed: Strategic Vision, Crisis and Conflict Management, Innovation, Team Leadership, Corporate Governance, Business Understanding, Value Creation and Organization, Planning and Management.

Based on global historical information, we considered the seven Leadership Attributes most frequently sought by organizations and then compared those Attributes to the analysis of the cultural environment in which Executive Leaders are most successful.

One of the major lessons of this study was to understand the life experiences of the Executive Leaders and to listen to their recommendations for the new generations. We found aspects that are common to many women leaders and listened to their suggestions on how younger women can continue to grow professionally.

What are the Management Skills and Leadership Attributes that can help develop the Leaders of the future? All this based on the experience of these 400+ Executive Leaders today.

Building more gender-diverse organizations is a big challenge for most companies. There is no single recipe, but there are tools that can help speed up the process. There will be no diversity without actions that force change.