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Zusatztext 57525974 Informationen zum Autor Sally Helgesen is a renowned speaker and the author of five books, including the classic bestseller The Female Advantage and The Web of Inclusion. Julie Johnson, a graduate of Harvard Business School, is a pioneer in the field of executive coaching and has coached many of the most successful women in the Fortune 500. Klappentext Women and men experience the world differently - not only do they see things differently! but they see different things. Men tend to have a bottom line! sharply focused! linear way of thinking that excludes any role for emotion or empathy. Women are more empathetic! more aware of the critical impact of interpersonal factors within and without the organization. Both perspectives are important! but at the moment organizations only reward traditionally male skills and points of view. Based on extensive research and workplace experience! The Female Vision demonstrates that what women perceive in organizations and beyond! that goes unnoticed and unrewarded is exactly what so many companies needs to succeed. Helgesen and Johnson delve deeply into the stories of many women whose vision improved their companies although often they had to struggle not only against unresponsive organizations! peers! or others! but also against their own personal fears. They show how companies can create environments that welcome and encourage women to share what they notice! to the benefit not only of the women themselves but also! perhaps ironically! to the all important bottom line. What Women See What we notice, what we believe is important, and what we perceive life should be are the primary components that shape our vision. The more authentically we understand, express, and act on the distinctive aspects of what we see, the greater our contribution will be and the more we’ll fulfill our purpose in the world. Translating vision into practice is challenging for anyone, but it can be especially difficult for women in organizations. This is because what women see can be out of sync with what the workplace expects. Having entered the workplace in significant numbers and having begun to assume positions of authority and influence only in the last thirty years, women have had little opportunity to shape the culture of work—its values, assumptions, and expectations. The disconnect between what organizations expect and what women at their best have to offer has become an issue as workplace demands have grown more intense. Companies today require more from their people—more time, greater commitment, fresher ideas, a continual learning curve. Thriving in this environment requires passion and engagement. But it’s difficult to feel fully engaged when your vision, your fundamental way of seeing things, is not understood, recognized, or valued. And it’s tough to feel passionate when you feel unable to bring what is best about yourself to your work. When women’s ways of seeing are not validated, it short-changes women, requiring them to exercise their skills without drawing on the full power of what they notice and value. Operating at less than full capacity undermines their effectiveness and their ability to feel authentic, as well as keeping them from being fully present in the moment. It can also leach away the zestfulness and fun that comes from engaging what is best within themselves and putting that forth into the world. When women’s ways of seeing are not validated, it also shortchanges their organizations, narrowing the base of talents and ideas from which they can draw. In a global environment where change is constant, companies need to be nimble, innovative, and very smart, which is why relying on the usual suspects to do the usual things in the usual way is no longer effective. When organizations fail to appreciate the fullness and scope of what women have to offer, they dimi...
