The essential duties of managers include planning, leading, organizing, and controlling. Traditionally, the jobs of managing were given to men over women because they were thought to be good managers. Women are stereotyped to be weak and less powerful than men, which was the main reason why women rarely held managerial positions. For instance, women are stereotyped that they cannot be successful in management roles. However, recently, women have been increasing in management jobs, which raises the question of who are great managers between women and men. As a result, there have been numerous studies to examine if women were good managers than men. Women make good managers because they have excellent communication, engagement constant efforts into self-improvement.
According to research, women have excellent communication skills than men. Listening is one of the essential parts of effective communication. Women show high skills in listening to employee’s opinions, ideas, and reasoning than men. Female managers are more open to discussions with employees on the issues in the workplace or when introducing new policies than men. On the other hand, men are product-oriented, and thus they take actions rather than constructive conversations.
Second, female managers show high levels of engagement than their male counterparts. According to research by Gallup, employees who report to female managers were more engaged than employees reporting to male managers. Employee engagement is an essential requirement for managers because employees feel like part of the company, which motivates them to give their best. Additionally, commitment is a source of motivation for many employees. This explains why many employees are more likely to engage female managers when issues arise than male managers.
Third, female managers encourage personal growth and development more than men. Various studies have proved that women are more concerned and appreciative of good work compared to men. Also, women promote personal development by encouraging, giving feedback, job training, and career counseling. If employees can receive feedback, recognition for good work, and allowed to learn and grow, feel valued by the company’s increasing performance.
Some factors may make men good managers than women. First, men tend to be authoritative more than women. Good managers should be able to control and lead their employees. Being authoritative makes employees complete the assigned tasks with seriousness. In most instances, male managers give expectations on what should be done. As a result, employees under a male manager are more likely to complete tasks within deadline compared to female managers.
Second, male managers have high self-esteem compared to female counterparts. Self-confidence is essential, especially when a company is facing many challenges. In such instances, males have more confidence and trust in themselves and believe that they will make it again. On the other hand, female managers tend to lose hope more quickly because they are concerned about what other people think about them.
Though it depends on one’s personality, I believe women make good managers compared to males. Women are more engaging, motivating, good communicators, and encouraging personal growth compared to male counterparts. These factors drive and make employees feel more motivated in the workplace. However, female managers have lower self-esteem and poor authoritative model use, which are sometimes essential in completing managerial duties.