Why being “too aggressive” is a compliment for a leader
Much is being written right now about high performing men and women are described differently in reviews. Kimberly Weisul in Inc calls it an "insane double standard", and Kieran Snyder who wrote up the original survey in Fortune points out the old truth professional women know: Jane - who is a strong female - gets the feedback to be less aggressive whereas Joe - who is a strong male - gets the feedback to be more patient. In Kieran's survey a full 71% of women had negative feedback in their [...]