The Rockefeller Foundation funded a Korn Ferry research project which focused on finding what common traits make female CEOs today successful. Interestingly, women CEOs are usually older than the men in the same position because it takes them 30% more time to get the job. The research discovered that the women CEOs interviewed shared six characteristics:
they worked harder (held greater number of roles in the company) and longer (about 4 years more) than men to get promoted;
they worked with a sense of purpose and wanted to have a positive affect on their community and their business' outcomes;
they had courage, were risk-takers, resilient, agile and able to handle ambiguity;
they were focused on teamwork and appreciated others instead of working on their own self-promotion;
the majority of the female CEOs did not plan to lead their companies;
and lastly, 60% of the women studied STEM subjects or business/finance/econ.
The research also considered that mentors for female employees as well as the early identification of potential talent were needed for the creation of more female CEOs. The formal report is attached to the article.
Read the article here:
https://www.kornferry.com/insights/this-week-in-leadership/women-ceo-insights#
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