Women's aptitude for long-term planning and nurturing evolved from child-rearing.
Women's nurturing is associated with the hormone estrogen.
Women excel at reading nuances of body language.
Questions:
Dr. Fisher speaks of women's "executive social skills. " What is your reaction to that? (These skills might include coaching, mentoring, networking, bouncing ideas off of colleagues … )
Have these social skills become more commonplace in recent years?
What is the value of long-term planning in the quick pace of the newspaper world?
What is the value of picking up on nuances of posture, gesture, tone of voice?
