... a lack of women in senior management posts, but why is this? Is it because women have nothing to offer? No, women have a lot to offer an organisation, they have differing perspectives and opinions that will stimulate discussion and help improve decision-making. Women have a different leadership style to men, it is known as a 'transformational' or 'interactive leadership style'. This can bring benefits to the organisation and employees as women's leadership style encourages participation; the sharing of power and helping people feel good about themselves. Research in a wide variety of industries including health care, military and education has shown that when a transformational leadership style is used, employees are likely to perform better, have an increased effort level and have more job satisfaction. It is also linked to organisational morale, team cohesion, commitment, team and organisational measures of success. However there is a debate about this as to ...

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