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What my male colleagues could learn from me
- Le geek c’est chic -
90% of Le Geek’s past and present colleagues are men. As a result, she has plenty of time to observe the male approach to work and business and how it differs from her own. Last week she shared her insights on ‘what she could learn from her male colleagues.‘ This week she offers a few lessons on what her male counterparts can learn from her.
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Your ego is not your friend:
Lesson: 'Listen like you mean it'
I have lost count of the number of times that male colleagues have acted against their own best interests in order to salve their ego. A typical example is where the Micromanager would accompany me to a meeting where I was doing a technical presentation. He, or some other attendee at the meeting, would invariably bring up some subject which bore little to no relationship to the task at hand but which he knew something about. Read more
What I learnt from my male colleagues
- Le geek c’est chic -
90% of my past and present colleagues (I work in IT) are men. As a result, I have had plenty of time to observe the male approach to work and business and how it differs from my own. Here are a few useful lessons I could learn from my male counterparts.
Just Say No (CC: donnamarijne)
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World domination is allowed:
A former boss, the Micromanager was brought in a few years ago to take charge of my business unit. While academically intelligent, he turned out to be an inexperienced manager with no knowledge of sales or negotiation. Unfortunately, all of the above were part of his remit. He learnt on the job and eventually became quite good. Read more
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