I recently had the pleasure of seeing Cindy Krosky, President of Achieving Corporate Excellence, Inc., speak at a chamber meeting. The presentation was suitably titled, “What I Said…Is NOT What you Heard!”
She mentioned recent studies that proved womens’ brain were “wired” differently from mens in relation to time – which is why women can bottle things up and bring back arguments from years ago, yet you should tell a man if something is bothering you within a few days, if you want them to stand a chance at knowing what you are talking about.
The other thing that stayed with me was that Krosky discussed that no matter what your gender, you can “speak” Male or Female in different areas of your lives, especially in the office. For example, women should NEVER say “sorry” to a male, or it will show weakness. Women should also try to get to the point in fewer but more powerful words in offices predominantly male, or with other women who speak the male language. And of course on the flip side, I think that males should learn how to speak more female occasionally!
And finally, women can typically sense tension and behaviors in a room more in depth then men can. What do you guys think about this?
Tags: corporate excellence, female, gender speak, male, office language, presentation
