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Inspirational Women in STEM and Tech: Dr Shirley Knowles of Progress Software On The 5 Leadership Lessons She Learned From Her Experience

Jan 7, 2022, 22:24 PM
External url : https://medium.com/authority-magazine/inspirational-women-in-stem-and-tech-dr-shirley-knowles-of-progress-software-on-the-5-leadership-bafa570abd5e
Source Name : Authority Magazine
Date : Jan 4, 2022, 06:00 AM
The 5 leadership lessons I’ve learned from my experience as a woman in STEM and further a woman in a predominantly male-dominated industry are the following: representation matters, leading with empathy, organizations need to sponsor non-profit organizations, authenticity is pivotal, and evolving the meaning behind leader positions. I hope some of these lessons will look unfamiliar to the untrained eye. It’s become easy to suggest common life lessons such as strategic development and fostering innovation — it’s time we approach leadership from a new perspective.