Ability Quote by Anne Sweeney

It is very hard to be a female leader. While it is assumed that any man, no matter how tough, has a soft side...…

— Billie Jean King

All leaders, male or female, innately possess feminine qualities like empathy, candor and vulnerability - the difference lies in which leaders choose to suppress…

— John Gerzema

I think we need the feminine qualities of leadership, which include attention to aesthetics and the environment, nurturing, affection, intuition and the qualities that…

— Deepak Chopra

Being a woman leader is secondary to me - and should be to others.

— Heather Bresch

In this fast-paced business world, female leaders need to make sure they're not perceived as pushy, aggressive or competent. One way to do that…

— Sarah Cooper

“Of the various qualities of leadership, women were rated far, far ahead of men on being “honest,” “intelligent,” “compassionate,” “outgoing,” and “creative,” and were…

— Linda Tarr-Whelan

Power for men means the ability to make things happen ... The female definition of power is the ability not to have to please.

— Lois Gould

A leader - whether in the home, church, business, community, or government - has authority due to her role, but her positional power will…

— Dan B. Allender

There's a ton of academic literature that shows people are much more critical of female leaders than they are of male leaders. They're much…

— Peter Beinart

God only knows we need a great role model as a leader who is more leader than they are male or female, who is…

— Mark Goulston

A leader has to be one of two things: he either has to be a brilliant visionary himself, a truly creative strategist, in which…

— Henry Mintzberg

Women are problem solvers, and often we don't get much credit for that because the typical image of a leader is someone who's loud,…

— Mazie Hirono