060. Becoming an Assertive, Productive Professional Woman

When you are a woman in any leadership position, there is always a trap placed before you. When you try to sound firm, men see you as attempting to boss over them, and the ego of our male counterparts most times doesn’t allow this to go through. Women are seen to be bossy even when all they want to do is assert their authority for a due course or a line of action. This, in turn, triggers dissent among coworkers and male subordinates who most times feel offended that a female boss is trying to lord it over them. This calls for caution and tact. How then will women be assertive in an environment where they are in charge, and there won’t be rancor or dissent among subordinates which can, in turn, reduce productivity?