Battle of the Sexes: Who is the More Effective Leader?

Guests: Lisa Bell, managing director of EXIM Bank Jamaica Larren Peart, CEO of Bluedot Insights Welcome to Your Business Matters, a podcast of EXIM Bank Jamaica where we bring thought leaders together on thought provoking ideas and methods to help grow your business. All leaders regardless of sex and age have certain traits in common, for example, ambition and native intelligence. However, differences in the socialization of males and females and different ways of applying personal traits, result in different leadership styles and models of behavior. How do we determine and measure who is the more effective leader- male or female- in any social setting? This week, we are joined by Larren Peart, CEO of Bluedot Insights and Lisa Bell who is the Managing Director of EXIM Bank Jamaica to dissect the topic ‘Battle of the Sexes: Who is the More Effective Leader?’. Some of what we discussed included: What makes an effective leader? Does gender really matter? Who is the more instinctive/ intuitive decision maker? Have men marginalized themselves or has society marginalized men? Should the topic of gender equality still be discussed? We also touched base with a member of our audience Kiddist Cowans who posed the question “In the age where we are focusing on gender equality, do you think it's important to have a discussion on males versus females being better leaders?” Connect with our guests: Larren Peart via @BluedotInsights on all social media platforms and follow up with EXIM Bank Jamaica at eximbankja.com for further information on business loans and grant access available to you. Thank you for joining us on Your Business Matters hosted by Heneka Watkis-Porter of the Entrepreneurial You podcast. Remember to join us next week for another exciting episode with our thought-provoking leaders as they debate thought provoking ideas and methods to help grow your business and move closer towards your goals. To stay in touch, you can  connect with us on your favorite podcast platforms at ‘Your Business Matters’ where we bring the matters to the table or visit eximbankja.com for further information and business resources. As you continue to mind your business, I leave with you this quote from Jack Welch “Before you are a leader, success is about growing yourself, when you become a leader success is about growing others.” Take care.