A key priority for us here at Templar is helping organisations achieve greater gender equality, and we are proud to announce the launch of our global Women’s Development Series. Programmes include Executive Presence, Negotiation for Women, Speaking Up, Building Political Capital and Own Your Brand.
Presence: Balancing warmth and strength in banking
Presence is a balance between warmth and strength. Like any balancing act, this can be tricky – easy to tip in favour of one aspect or the other. Indeed, it depends on the situation, the context and the personalities involved. Planning and preparation will play a part, but so does agility, flexibility and the confidence to adapt in the moment.
Female leaders and the agreeableness paradox
In your relationship with other people, do you take into consideration how they may feel about what you do and say to them? Can you read people well and approach them in ways that generate the best outcome for them? Do you make sure that everybody agrees and is happy with your decisions? Effective leaders need the right amount of Interpersonal Sensitivity. Too much, and they’ll compromise the team’s objectives; too little, and they’ll demotivate their followers.
Pathway to leadership: Step one, choose yourself
This week, Templar consultants Carolina Perez Sanz and Paul Minx explore the idea that women need to select themselves for leadership if they want to materialise the intrinsic values that make them effective leaders.
Emotional discipline, presence, and leadership
Why do we think fit people have greater leadership potential? Why do we follow the exercise, diet, meditation or sleeping routines of renowned leaders? Why does being “emotional” undermine our leadership presence? Why is clear communication a predictor of leadership?
