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Re: Do Woman Define Success in Business Differently Than Men?

elwyn jenkins — Mon, 18 Jun 2007 03:29:08 -0000

Of course, I see the idea that women are more suited to running a business than men. BUT when a business gets into difficulties my experience is that men are much stronger to make the tough decisions. I have been involved in 5 businesses run by women and each time a business has run into difficulties the women prefer a man to take control and make the really tough decisions.

Re: Do Woman Define Success in Business Differently Than Men?

terra — Fri, 15 Jun 2007 15:41:16 -0000

As a woman, and a serial entrepreneur, I guess I can believe it! I just didn't know it! I am definitely going to read that book, it looks very interesting! Thanks for the great information John!

Re: Do Woman Define Success in Business Differently Than Men?

Cindy Dykstra — Fri, 15 Jun 2007 09:54:00 -0000

Geez, you folks are very nice! I expected much, much worse (I was trying to push a little, but yeah, sarcasm doesn't come across well online).

In truth, I am not as narrow-minded as my comment. I do know many men in business who are better, smarter, more generous in their thinking and share the same idea of success as I do. I don't believe in generalizations of gender or anything else for that matter.

Having said that, though, if you read <a href="http://www.cdwebmaker.com/b...">this post</a> (sorry, I was too lazy to look it up yesterday) especially the bit about my sisters' attitudes, you'll get a peek at our world. Really, do you think she would have said that to a man? And if she did, how would a man react to it?

Re: Do Woman Define Success in Business Differently Than Men?

Fiona L Brown — Thu, 14 Jun 2007 19:39:59 -0000

Isn’t success and what we define as success down to the individual?

Re: Do Woman Define Success in Business Differently Than Men?

Robert — Thu, 14 Jun 2007 17:12:30 -0000

John, if it's in jest, it's tough to pick up the tone. Sarcasm doesn't travel well over the superhighway unfortunately. I honestly didn't know that was your intent? Either you agree with the information you presented or you don't. My guess is that you were deliberately doing this to create a argumentative forum and corresponding traffic.

So do you agree with what you wrote John? Or do you think it's off base?

Cindy, good luck with those opinions. BTW when you say you blogged about something, use a permalink to the actual post.

Re: Do Woman Define Success in Business Differently Than Men?

ducttape — Thu, 14 Jun 2007 16:28:52 -0000

Cindy,

To me success is the ability to spend more time with my wife doing very little. So maybe you still have some evolving to do in your man thinking.

Re: Do Woman Define Success in Business Differently Than Men?

Cindy Dykstra — Thu, 14 Jun 2007 16:20:46 -0000

1. Yes! I read that statistic somewhere and blogged about it a while back: http://www.cdwebmaker.com/b...

2. Yes! I think we, as in women, juggle twice as much in the life/work arena as men. Running our own business gives us the freedom we need to pick up kids at school at 3:15.

3. Yes! We're more flexible in our attitudes, our behaviors, more talented at coming up with creative solutions, etc.

4. Yes! For men, it's ALL about the money. Women can get success from success itself. We just find more ways to define success.

Ok, you GUYS, flame away! I'm a woman, I can take it ;-)

Re: Do Woman Define Success in Business Differently Than Men?

ducttape — Thu, 14 Jun 2007 12:50:34 -0000

Robert,

With all these calls for logic you are playing right into this! - I'm just having some fun with this, no source data required.

Re: Do Woman Define Success in Business Differently Than Men?

Robert — Thu, 14 Jun 2007 11:56:48 -0000

1. That may be statistically correct, can you reference this?

2. I could be wrong, but aren't men attracted to it for the same reason? If not what are they in it for?

3. Why? What is the logic to this?

4. I don't understand. Does that mean that women define success in more diverse ideas? If so, how?

The only insight that seems logical is #1. I don't mean to rain on the parade. I think the #3 insight rubbed me the wrong way; if I had reversed that sentence, women would be up in arms.