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RE: Ban Men
When I’m assertive in the workplace, I’m a “tyrant” or a flat out bitch. And yes i have a high level leadership role in a large organization. When my male peers exhibit similar behaviors they are “results-driven” and “ambitious”. Truly the exact same behaviors just perceived entirely differently. I have witness, and been victim of many an “emotional manipulation” played at the hand of a male leader.
What I find when investigating such as you have said is that there are many differences.
Such as the men using overt communication and the women using covert communication.
The men using open agreements and women using assumed agreements.
Leading is not an easy task. Every leader would wish for better followers, but that is pushing responsibility to what is outside of one's control. So, a great leader will learn what is effective in leading their group.
I would challenge the fact that men in the workplace use overt communication. They do, with each other, yet often times I have found leave their female peers out of these conversations. Over with each other, covert overall.
Leading is difficult and that's why its a small subset of the population (both male and female) that do it well. However, if a leader is "wishing" for better followers, then they are in fact not leading at all.