Fire all your male managers…

At the risk of being taken out by all my male clients, and other MCP’s, I would like to state that women are superior managers. And my opinion is backed up by many studies.

“After years of analyzing what makes leaders most effective and figuring out who’s got the Right Stuff, management gurus now know how to boost the odds of getting a great executive: Hire a female. The gender differences were often small, and men sometimes earned higher marks in some critical areas, such as strategic ability and technical analysis. But overall, female executives were judged more effective than their male counterparts.” Businessweek Online

“When it comes to honesty, intelligence and a handful of other character traits they value highly in leaders, the public rates women superior to men.” Nationwide Pew Research Center Social and Demographic Trends survey.

Harvard Business School research says star women are more likely than male stars to remain persistently high performers. The logical explanation behind this statement is that women don’t get the same access to mentors and networks compared to their male counterparts. Star women have to innovate to outperform and everything they achieve is on the basis of their efforts alone — building stronger client ties, finding outside advisers, seeking opportunities with results that can be measured objectively.

So come on guys. Fire your male managers, or at least appoint a couple of women and watch how your company goes to new heights. Or would you rather hold on to a mediocre business? 

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