Timothy Pascoe - date: 2011/02/22 11:27 am

Dear Phadke,

Thanks, as always, for your enthusiasm and commitment to leadership. It's great to be in touch.

Timothy

Phadke Subodhkumar Narayan - date: 2011/02/22 12:35 am

Namaste sir,

Thanks a lot for sharing this peace of information. This article calls for great homework.

Article & message got a view point. Since I also believe that height + width of 5 fingers of LH do not match with RH fingers. I completely endorse the view point expressed in article.

Yes, thinking process in male & in female are different. Yes at the level of leadership, leader must make an attempt to become master without being biased and keeping the mind open for learning, unlearning & relearning.

Thanks a lot for this post. Thanks a lot for keeping me in your distribution list.

Sincerely I remain,

Phadke S. N.
City: Pune
State: Maharashtra
Country: India

Timothy Pascoe - date: 2011/02/19 01:38 pm

Dear Joseph,

Good points. Like you, I really like the expression Goodnews employed: gender agnostic.

As you say, we engineers love our equations!

Best,

Timothy

Joseph Mullin, MBA Principal - date: 2011/02/19 01:07 pm

Dear Timothy,

Thank you for the interesting article and viewpoint.

I am not sure that transgender is the correct way to look at this. I refer to Adams comments and Goodnews comment.
I would say that it takes an S and two C's as part of the equation(darn us engineers and our equations).
The S = selfawareness
The first C = Compassion
The second C = Comprehension

A leader must be self aware to avoid what is called the "My way or the highway" syndrome. It keeps them more aware of the followers needs and contributions.
Comprehension of the different cultures, characteristics and styles of your followers will help in the compassion side.
As Goodnews pointed out leadership is gender agnostic.

Timothy Pascoe - date: 2011/02/16 09:13 am

Dear Adam,

Thanks for your comment - and I fear to go further, since you've already expressed things so well.

Yes, leadership is about the followers not the leader. So, being awake and responsive to their needs and concerns (about the journey ahead, whether it's feasible, where they fit in, etc.) is the job of the leader.

In that sense, leadership is not a fixed attribute you have but a problem-solving capability you exercise. In each situation, working out what actions you need to take so people will want to follow.

The bottom line, as you say, is all about your followers.

Thanks again,

Timothy

Adam Simpson - date: 2011/02/15 05:27 pm

Dear Timothy,

Thank you for those sage words. While perhaps a dangerous invitation to one with so much wisdom to share, you might go further and extend the lesson. Would you go further to say leaders need not only be transgender to accommodate gender differences but ideally need to transcend all the myriad of potential follower differences to lead effectively? In other words, stay focused on the followers and beware of your own lens on life.

Thank you again. Keep up the good work.

Adam

Timothy Pascoe - date: 2011/02/15 09:47 am

Dear Goodnews,

As you say, it's about being gender agnostic. The challenge for each of us is to develop both sensitivity and the full range of leadership capabilities- "hard" and "soft". This way we can diagnose what a particular situation needs and, respond with actions that are fit for purpose.

Many thanks,

Timothy

Goodnews - date: 2011/02/15 09:27 am

Hi Timothy:

It is certainly about leadership maturity (which is gender agnostic) that will make it easier for us to care for and grow our followers. A certain level of maturity makes it easier to act beyond the need to massage our own egos, but for the sake of the community we serve.

Our ability to observe ourselves, is also not gender-dependent, but comes out of being aware of ourselves, and the impact we are having on to others as leaders.

We can display consistently a character that can withstand the test of resilience, without being a particular gender, but by just being a leader. This will allow us to act decisively, and appropriately, with the intention that is required of the challenge.

I thank you- I also believe Tim, I do not need a sex change, I am OK.

Timothy Pascoe - date: 2011/02/15 07:25 am

Dear Judi,

Many thanks for that flattering comment. I have to admit though that the inside is often more murky than crystalline. It takes quite a bit of shaping and polishing to get to what you see.

Timothy

Judi Stifel - date: 2011/02/15 03:52 am

Timothy,

Being inside that crystal-clear mind of yours is the best place I can think of being.

Thank you so much for sharing your wealth with us.

Judi :-)

Timothy Pascoe - date: 2011/02/14 04:18 pm

Many thanks, Ijaz.

Timothy

Ijaz Rana - date: 2011/02/14 03:01 pm

Dear Timothy,
I could not agree more.
Brilliantly explained.
Best Regards.
Ijaz

Timothy Pascoe - date: 2011/02/14 01:43 pm

Dear John,

Thanks for the comment. As you say, leadership is about learning - continually updating what we do and how we do it. The world doesn't stand still and nor can we.

Gender stereotyping remains in need of attention - in terms of shedding outmoded assumptions. These may have no overt negative intent but may well have negative impact.

All the best,

Timothy

John Kitney - date: 2011/02/14 11:42 am

We can easily get into gender stereotypes. We have learnt them from a very early age. It comes to us very easily. Leadership is about vision and communication and drawing on the best from colleagues. It is also about listening and hearing and modifying direction and strategies where necessary. It is about learning from each other irrespective of gender and moving forward together for a common purpose.