Playing rules and politics
It is assumed that cheerful women are less eager to pursue a management position. The biggest leadership ambitions are assigned to women who are proud of there own achievements. A survey concluded by the Technische Universität München (TUM) amongst 2000 persons supports this. They were presented with imaginary situations where women responded in a different way. Some women were positive and cheerful, where others were neutral and a third group was confident and proud of their achievements. The joyful women were perceived as the least ambitious.
According to scientists this has to do with a stereotype image people have about leaders. They are tougher, more conscious and behave more ‘manly’. Managers are perceived to be assertive, dominant and hard. Women are more likely to be perceived as kind, propitiate and social. Previous studies proved that people who clearly strive for a management position are also faster in obtaining such a position. Therefore women are more seen as less interested.
Source: Powervrouwenblog.nl
“If a nice position becomes vacant, men just go for it. If they are refused they will try again later. Most women are just doing their jobs and think that they will be rewarded with a promotion eventually.”
Source: Het Financieele Dagblad (Netherlands), “Slim spel in de wandelgang”
“Boys just play to win. Women often find it difficult to seperate their postion in the game form their own relations and feelings.”
Source: De Standaard (Belgium), “Vrouwen moeten het mannenspel leren”.
“Many women move back from political games within their organisation and move on to find a different job.”
Source: Intermediair (Netherlands), “Wat houdt vrouwen tegen? Ook jong, ambitieus en zonder kinderen blijven ze steken”
Your Trainer Monic Buhrs
Monic Bührs (1962) has background in the field of electronics engineering, business administration and marketing. After several management positions she founded In Touch women resource management (www.intouchwrm.nl) in 1997 with Elisa de Groot. Ever since she has placed many high educated women in different management positions. Now she is more engaged in training and coaching women in guiding their careers. Besides this she is the author of several management books amongst which the bestsellers ‘Stratego voor vrouwen’, ‘Strategisch onderhandelen voor vrouwen’ and ‘Sterke mannen Slimme vrouwen’. Their latest book is ‘Mannen bluffen niet’.
Worked for o.a.: KPN, Royal IHC, Koninklijke Horeca Nederland, ABN-AMRO, Deloitte, PGGM, Delta Lloyd.
Training
Your Tactics
In the articles mentioned above the “play rules” within organisations are discussed. These rules and the way the game is played is determined by men. If women want to pursue the higher positions in the organisation it is important for them to know the differences between men and women in the behaviour and course of actions. Not for women to adjust, but to play the game in a strategic manner.
During the workshop participants will see the different perspective of men and women towards different situations. What is the underlying pattern and what influence does it have to the unwritten rules of the game of carrier making or effective influencing. Participants are challenged to discuss the question of which unwritten rules are influencing our company?
Max. 20 participants
Duration: 2-3 hours
Course materials included.
Masterclass
Your Tactics
In the articles mentioned above the “play rules” within organisations are discussed. These rules and the way the game is played is determined by men. If women want to pursue the higher positions in the organisation it is important for them to know the differences between men and women in the behaviour and course of actions. Not for women to adjust, but to play the game in a strategic manner.
In the masterclass we will nog only describe the unwritten play rules and archetypes. We will also discover the play field in which we work. Participants will work on a concrete goal and draw their own force field based on that.
We are allies, coalition partners, adversaries or even enemies. What characterises these archetypes? How can I influence the players in such a way so I can achieve my goals? What is my necessary course of action?
Max. 6 participants
Duration: 1 day
Course materials included.
Coaching
Your Tactics
It is also possible to have a tailor-made one-on-one coaching session. You decide on topics and content of this session together with the trainer. The coaching session is set a convenient date and time for both you and the trainer.
Just 1 participant
Duration: at least 3 hours