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		<title>Why Women Leaders Are Outperforming Men</title>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 21 Oct 2018 21:03:02 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Katie Russell</dc:creator>
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				<description><![CDATA[New Article Published in Forbes. <p>Attitudes toward leadership styles have changed. Characteristics that are common in female leaders are now recognized as essential to the success of any leader &#8211; regardless of gender. In fact, studies show that women leaders are outperforming men in many key areas. So what&#8217;s the secret to this success? The answer may lie in many women&#8217;s dual focus [&#8230;]</p>
<p>The post <a rel="nofollow" href="http://www.michaelleestallard.com/women-leaders-outperforming-men">Why Women Leaders Are Outperforming Men</a> appeared first on <a rel="nofollow" href="http://www.michaelleestallard.com">Michael Lee Stallard</a>.</p>
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					<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p><em id="gnt_postsubtitle" style="color:#770005;font-family:'Helvetica Neue', Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif;font-size:1.3em;line-height:1.2em;font-weight:normal;font-style:italic;">New Article Published in Forbes</em></p> <img width="760" height="406" src="http://www.michaelleestallard.com/wp-content/uploads/happywork-760x406.jpg" class="featured-image wp-post-image" alt="Happy female leader at work" srcset="http://www.michaelleestallard.com/wp-content/uploads/happywork-760x406.jpg 760w, http://www.michaelleestallard.com/wp-content/uploads/happywork-300x160.jpg 300w, http://www.michaelleestallard.com/wp-content/uploads/happywork-518x277.jpg 518w, http://www.michaelleestallard.com/wp-content/uploads/happywork-82x43.jpg 82w, http://www.michaelleestallard.com/wp-content/uploads/happywork-600x321.jpg 600w, http://www.michaelleestallard.com/wp-content/uploads/happywork.jpg 800w" sizes="(max-width: 760px) 100vw, 760px" /><p>Attitudes toward leadership styles have changed. Characteristics that are common in female leaders are now recognized as essential to the success of any leader &#8211; regardless of gender. In fact, studies show that women leaders are outperforming men in many key areas.</p>
<p>So what&#8217;s the secret to this success? The answer may lie in many women&#8217;s dual focus on both task and relationship excellence. Learn more about this effective leadership approach in an <a href="https://www.forbes.com/sites/forbescoachescouncil/2018/10/19/why-women-leaders-are-outperforming-men/#74f5ffe070eb">article I wrote for Forbes</a>.</p>
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