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Korn Ferry's research using their Emotional and Social Competency Inventory revealed women outperform men in coaching & mentoring, influence, inspirational leadership, conflict management, organizational awareness, adaptability, teamwork and achievement orientation. Korn Ferry, 2016.
Korn Ferry's research using their Emotional and Social Competency Inventory revealed that women are 45% more likely than men to be seen as demonstrating empathy consistently. Korn Ferry, 2016.
Data from 55,000 professionals across 90 countries and all levels of management, collected between 2011-2015 suggests that women more effectively employ the emotional and social competencies correlated with effective leadership and management than men.
A study showed groups with more women showcased better conversational turn-taking and increased sharing of ideas. Alliance Manchester Business School, 2024.
CEOs who score highly for traits like compassion and integrity can earn a 935% return on assets over two years. Harvard Business Review, 2015.
Research published by the Hay Group in 2016, revealed that women surpass males in 11 of 12 major emotional intelligence characteristics. Forbes, Why Everyone Wins With More Women In Leadership. Forbes, 2024.
Women purpose driven leaders are calculated-risk takers and consider people just as important, if not more important than profit when making business decisions. Forbes, 2022.
When looking at empathy in purpose-driven leaders, we discovered that women scored an average of 13% higher than men in this skill. Forbes, 2022.
Women’s leadership style tends to benefit a broader range of stakeholders within and outside companies (customers, suppliers, and community). S+P Global, 2022.
In a post-pandemic study, employees rated women managers higher in providing emotional support, checking on well-being, and addressing burnout. McKinsey, 2021.
A study by École des Hautes Etudes Commerciales du Nord (EDHEC Business.School) NewGen Talent Centre examined nearly 66,000 personality and motivation tests, revealing that women's professional behavior is authentic, flexible, sensitive, and altruistic. EDHEC, NewGen Talent Centre, 2020.
When women are appointed to the C-suite, they catalyze fundamental shifts in the way a company thinks, leading to higher knowledge-building capacity, better business outcomes, and a stronger bottom line. Harvard Business Review, 2021.
