Air University (U S ) Air War College; Kelley, Martha J. M.
Synopsis "Gender Differences and Leadership"
Does gender style adaptation detract from attributes increasingly required for successful leadership in future operations? Specifically, do women occupying leadership positions (military and civilian) adapt, exhibiting traditionally male leadership styles and attributes and downplay traits customarily considered more feminine, but potentially vital to creative thought and analysis in future operations? If so, what is the cost to future development of theory, strategy, and operations? This study analyzed gender differences in leadership as inferred from current research and literature on leadership derived from comparisons of Myers-Briggs Type Indicator testing, leadership surveys, and related research in the area of communication. The author gathered data from numerous sources to include military sources, current research using psychological abstracts, and interviewed authors including Otto Kroeger and Lt Col Mike McGee, USA, a recent Air War College guest speaker, who presented information pertinent to strategic leadership. Data from both the military and the civilian sector were gathered and analyzed as military data was thought to be skewed based upon characteristics of a male-dominated profession which primarily attracts individuals inclined to a specific leadership style.This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important, and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it. This work was reproduced from the original artifact, and remains as true to the original work as possible. Therefore, you will see the original copyright references, library stamps (as most of these works have been housed in our most important libraries around the world), and other notations in the work.This work is in the public domain in the United States of America, and possibly other nations. Within the United States, you may freely copy and distribute this work, as no entity (individual or corporate) has a copyright on the body of the work.As a reproduction of a historical artifact, this work may contain missing or blurred pages, poor pictures, errant marks, etc. Scholars believe, and we concur, that this work is important enough to be preserved, reproduced, and made generally available to the public. We appreciate your support of the preservation process, and thank you for being an important part of keeping this knowledge alive and relevant.
