by Amanda Clear<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Social and emotional skills are not only a trend but an important trait in enhancing leadership skills. We can see these skills in action across the globe when we pause to look at the work of women leaders. In fact, women use critical soft skills, such as self-awareness, empathy, and motivation, more effectively as leaders than men. As for general leadership skills, such as taking initiative, resilience, integrity, building relationships, and developing others, women score higher than men as well. Angela Merkel is a remarkable example of a woman leader that embodies an authentic leadership style as the Chancellor of Germany for the past 15 years.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Chancellor Merkel is beloved by most of her country. She is referred to as \u201cMutti\u201d (a term for mother in German) as she has showcased her strong values, humility, and understanding of her country. She portrays a strong face for Germany, yet knows when to show compassion, humility, and empathy. She placed humanity at the forefront as she handled the migration crisis and used analytic reason paired with care as she navigated the COVID-19 pandemic. She combines a traditional approach to leadership embodied compassion. Merkel trail blazes the way for more women leaders to lead with soft skills and a strong foundation, while focusing on the well-being of her constituents.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Perhaps women leaders are just what the world needs right now. Two shining examples for future women leaders are exhibited by Jacinda Arden and Nemonte Nenquimo.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Jacinda Arden – Kindness<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n \u201cIt takes courage and strength to be empathetic, and I\u2019m very proudly an empathetic and compassionate leader. I am trying to chart a different path, and that will attract criticism, but I can only be true to myself and the form of leadership I believe in.\u201d<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n Passionate \u2013 Nemonte Nenquimo<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n \u201cSo I’ve decided to not only donate $200,000 to protect our way of life in the Amazon, I’m also showing an example of action that needs to be taken. Everybody is talking about the climate crisis, even the multimillionaires and billionaires are talking about it. But they keep getting richer when what we all really need to be doing is taking action.\u201d<\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" by Amanda Clear Social and emotional skills are not only a trend but an important<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":1454,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":[],"categories":[2810,2798],"tags":[],"yoast_head":"\n