Girls will be girls, boys will be bossy
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bossy / gender / leadership / stereotypes
Girls will be girls, boys will be bossy
The word bossy has been heavily discussed recently, thanks, at least in part, to the Ban Bossy campaign. To date, this debate has centered on why women get called bossy. But what about men? In this blog post, I will share some new research on the word bossy, and what happens when both men and women act bossy, specifically within a workplace context. / more
Is banning bossy enough to enact real social change? Celebrity activism and the “Ban Bossy” campaign
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social influence / celebrity / leadership / activism / media
Is banning bossy enough to enact real social change? Celebrity activism and the “Ban Bossy” campaign
Recently celebrity activists such as Beyoncé, Jenifer Garner, and Sheryl Sandberg have thrown their weight behind a campaign to ban the term “bossy” to describe women (banbossy.com, #banbossy). The goal of the campaign is to encourage young women to step into leadership roles and to assert themselves in the classroom and in life. In this blog I highlight the social value of celebrity activism and I highlight important caveats of celebrity activism based on science. / more
‘The Vision Thing’
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charisma / leadership / social identity / vision
‘The Vision Thing’
Good business leaders create a vision, articulate the vision, passionately own the vision, and relentlessly drive it to completion. [John Welch, American businessman, former head of General Electric] Vision is the key to understanding leadership, and real leaders have never lost the childlike ability to dream dreams… Vision is the blazing campfire around which people with gather. It provides light, energy, warmth and unity. [Bill Newman, Australian broadcaster] The very essence... / more