To be a woman entrepreneur is to be faced with challenges that perhaps your colleagues have never faced before. For those who have, it becomes a point of connection between you. Today’s women in business are expected to be better not just in the office, but in their daily juggling of personal and professional tasks with seemingly seamless precision. In The OM Factor, now on audiobook, you can find both connection and tools, validating these feelings and teaching you different ways to handle them as they pertain to women in business today.
With today’s challenges comes the demand for new skills. Some of the most in-demand skills for women in business in 2024 are:
- Communication skills – Even if you know how to “talk”, that doesn’t necessarily mean you really know how to communicate. Communication is part talking, but mostly listening and really getting a firm and accurate grasp of what the other person is trying to express. Understanding builds connection and allows a leader to accurately assess all types of situations from different angles. In 2024, it’s more important than ever that women entrepreneurs listen, digest, and communicate effectively with their teams for the most effective leadership.
- Confident decision making – Decision making is important for any leader, but women in business tend to experience a need for “perfection” in the business world, making decision-making more challenging. Confident decision making, and the ability to make these decisions quickly, is a necessary skill to develop in 2024. While not all decisions will always be quick and confident, comfort in decision-making matters. For leaders, an added benefit is that when your team sees you making confident decisions, they’ll take inspiration and follow your lead.
- Emotional intelligence – Compassionate leadership is in and micro-management is out for 2024. In compassionate leadership, emotional intelligence is a hugely important skill. At Technalink, we define emotional intelligence as the ability to self-regulate, to motivate, to show self-awareness, and to show empathy on a daily basis. You may not be able to control the actions of others, but you do have full control of your own reactions.
Confident decision-making skills, emotional intelligence, and finely tuned communication skills can help to propel women in business forward during the year 2024.
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