Lack Social Skills: What Makes A Successful Leader?

Many have heard the common gender lies that women are listeners, men tune you out or even that men are leaders, women are followers. By communicating you are able to understand other 's but many people lack social skills regardless of their gender .People have associated the gender male to have the less social skills and women to be the talkers more socially involved. But ironically, we associate men as being leaders but yet believe they lack social skills when it comes to listening and associate women as followers but yet they are the talkers and give too many details never getting to the point when in reality is an upper hand on communication skills and we all know that communication is key for a "successful leader". But once again how can …show more content…
You have to be passionate to others around you and give off positive energy and good vibes to the people who work with you in any organization. I liked when Prentice said "Leaders have to be emotional intelligence" regardless of gender leaders have to have good communication skill to meet leadership …show more content…
My dad is an Analytic he does not like to engage in long conversation because he is constantly worrying about the next task or when he has to wake up for work. Amiables and Analytic appear to be better listeners because they don 't talk as much or interrupt as much as Drivers and Expressives. My mom loves talking over people and can 't wait to talk or tell her side of something it 's because she is A Driver and Expressive not because she is a women who talks to much. Communication is key in any relationship. By understanding a person social style and upbringing you allow yourself to have a better understanding in ways to communicate with that person. Both reading relate to our class discussion on Thursday because they focus on communication and how leader must be able to communicate with others to be a "successful leader" and how gender stereotypes have been placed on leadership and both books give great examples of how gender does not impact communication but social styles does and that being a successful leader you have to know how to communicate with others you have to know how to listen well to be a good leader as