Oh boy, oh girl. Let’s talk gender. Are we ready? Leadership and the Sexes applies research on sex differences and workplace behavior to communication, decision-making, leadership, and organizational performance. Gurian and Annis use corporate examples and case studies to explore patterns in how men and women may experience and respond to the workplace differently.
I read this during a season when I was an executive in a male-dominated field, and it gave me a framework for thinking about both how others might be processing a situation and why I might be responding the way I do. My brain is different for plenty of reasons, but being a woman is part of that story too.
If you work with people, lead people, or are married to someone whose brain does not work exactly like yours, this one is worth your time. Read it as a lens, not as a rigid box for every man or woman.