Awareness | Posted by Julie Z on 07/27/2009

Carol Smith: Women are Better Managers

Carol Smith

The New York Times has an interview with Carol Smith, the senior vice president and chief brand officer at the media company the Elle Group. And she makes some pretty admirable statements.

I think it’s always nice to hear from women in business who hold leadership positions. It’s really disappointing when powerful women don’t really care about gender roles in the work place or don’t hold feminist views, considering that they do have so much power and could be such great role models.

Smith has some really interesting comments about her role as leader, saying:
“I feel I’m a leader without ever really thinking I’m a leader, which is to say that I know when I walk into a room of employees, I command a presence, but I’m always feeling like I’m…

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