𝐂𝐞𝐥𝐞𝐛𝐫𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐈𝐧𝐭𝐞𝐫𝐧𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧𝐚𝐥 𝐖𝐨𝐦𝐞𝐧'𝐬 𝐃𝐚𝐲 𝐰𝐢𝐭𝐡 𝐈𝐧𝐬𝐢𝐠𝐡𝐭𝐬 𝐨𝐧 𝐄𝐪𝐮𝐚𝐥 𝐋𝐞𝐚𝐝𝐞𝐫𝐬𝐡𝐢𝐩
Today, as we celebrate International Women's Day, it's valuable to 𝐫𝐞𝐟𝐥𝐞𝐜𝐭 𝐨𝐧 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐩𝐫𝐨𝐠𝐫𝐞𝐬𝐬 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐩𝐚𝐭𝐡 𝐚𝐡𝐞𝐚𝐝 𝐟𝐨𝐫 𝐚𝐜𝐡𝐢𝐞𝐯𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐭𝐫𝐮𝐞 𝐞𝐪𝐮𝐚𝐥𝐢𝐭𝐲 𝐢𝐧 𝐥𝐞𝐚𝐝𝐞𝐫𝐬𝐡𝐢𝐩. In a recent trend study we conducted for Airbus, we explored the future landscape of leadership with an aim not just to understand the dynamics of female leadership but to envision a future where leadership transcends gender boundaries altogether.
Our research journey took us beyond the confines of industry norms and into a broader spectrum of trends and shifts in leadership perspectives. The most striking revelation was the realization that the concept of "𝐅𝐞𝐦𝐚𝐥𝐞 𝐋𝐞𝐚𝐝𝐞𝐫𝐬𝐡𝐢𝐩" 𝐢𝐭𝐬𝐞𝐥𝐟 𝐧𝐞𝐞𝐝𝐬 𝐫𝐞𝐢𝐦𝐚𝐠𝐢𝐧𝐢𝐧𝐠. 𝐋𝐞𝐚𝐝𝐞𝐫𝐬𝐡𝐢𝐩, 𝐰𝐞 𝐟𝐨𝐮𝐧𝐝, 𝐬𝐡𝐨𝐮𝐥𝐝 𝐧𝐨𝐭 𝐛𝐞 𝐚𝐛𝐨𝐮𝐭 𝐠𝐞𝐧𝐝𝐞𝐫 𝐛𝐮𝐭 𝐚𝐛𝐨𝐮𝐭 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐪𝐮𝐚𝐥𝐢𝐭𝐢𝐞𝐬 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐢𝐧𝐝𝐢𝐯𝐢𝐝𝐮𝐚𝐥 𝐭𝐚𝐥𝐞𝐧𝐭𝐬 𝐞𝐚𝐜𝐡 𝐩𝐞𝐫𝐬𝐨𝐧 𝐛𝐫𝐢𝐧𝐠𝐬 𝐭𝐨 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐭𝐚𝐛𝐥𝐞. 𝐓𝐡𝐞 𝐟𝐮𝐭𝐮𝐫𝐞 𝐜𝐚𝐥𝐥𝐬 𝐟𝐨𝐫 𝐄𝐪𝐮𝐚𝐥 𝐋𝐞𝐚𝐝𝐞𝐫𝐬𝐡𝐢𝐩—𝐚 𝐯𝐢𝐬𝐢𝐨𝐧 𝐰𝐡𝐞𝐫𝐞 𝐨𝐩𝐩𝐨𝐫𝐭𝐮𝐧𝐢𝐭𝐢𝐞𝐬 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐫𝐨𝐥𝐞𝐬 𝐚𝐫𝐞 𝐝𝐞𝐟𝐢𝐧𝐞𝐝 𝐛𝐲 𝐜𝐚𝐩𝐚𝐛𝐢𝐥𝐢𝐭𝐲 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐩𝐨𝐭𝐞𝐧𝐭𝐢𝐚𝐥, 𝐧𝐨𝐭 𝐛𝐲 𝐠𝐞𝐧𝐝𝐞𝐫."
This insight challenges the status quo and invites us to rethink leadership models. It's not about creating a divide with terms like "female leadership" but about bridging gaps and fostering an environment 𝐰𝐡𝐞𝐫𝐞 𝐞𝐯𝐞𝐫𝐲 𝐢𝐧𝐝𝐢𝐯𝐢𝐝𝐮𝐚𝐥, 𝐢𝐫𝐫𝐞𝐬𝐩𝐞𝐜𝐭𝐢𝐯𝐞 𝐨𝐟 𝐠𝐞𝐧𝐝𝐞𝐫, 𝐜𝐚𝐧 𝐭𝐡𝐫𝐢𝐯𝐞.
It's heartening to see Airbus's commitment to creating an equal, inclusive, and fair future for their organization. Their proactive steps towards this vision are commendable and serve as a beacon for others to follow. It was an honor to contribute to this commitment within the organization. Special thanks to Armin Kreiner-Norkūnas for the invitation and the trust in Wandering the Future to answer to this request.
On a personal note, this project underscored the power of collaboration and diversity within my own team.𝐈'𝐦 𝐢𝐦𝐦𝐞𝐧𝐬𝐞𝐥𝐲 𝐩𝐫𝐨𝐮𝐝 𝐭𝐨 𝐥𝐞𝐚𝐝 𝐚 𝐠𝐫𝐨𝐮𝐩 𝐨𝐟 𝐭𝐚𝐥𝐞𝐧𝐭𝐞𝐝 𝐢𝐧𝐝𝐢𝐯𝐢𝐝𝐮𝐚𝐥𝐬 𝐰𝐡𝐨 𝐛𝐫𝐨𝐮𝐠𝐡𝐭 𝐭𝐡𝐢𝐬 𝐯𝐢𝐬𝐢𝐨𝐧 𝐭𝐨 𝐥𝐢𝐟𝐞. Their dedication and expertise remind me daily that the future of leadership is not just about gender equality but about leveraging the unique strengths of all team members, a.o.; Nicky van Pruijssen, Patrycja Otachel.
As we observe International Women's Day, 𝐥𝐞𝐭'𝐬 𝐜𝐨𝐦𝐦𝐢𝐭 𝐭𝐨 𝐟𝐨𝐬𝐭𝐞𝐫𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐚𝐧 𝐞𝐧𝐯𝐢𝐫𝐨𝐧𝐦𝐞𝐧𝐭 𝐰𝐡𝐞𝐫𝐞 𝐥𝐞𝐚𝐝𝐞𝐫𝐬𝐡𝐢𝐩 𝐢𝐬 𝐢𝐧𝐜𝐥𝐮𝐬𝐢𝐯𝐞, 𝐝𝐢𝐯𝐞𝐫𝐬𝐞, 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐞𝐪𝐮𝐢𝐭𝐚𝐛𝐥𝐞.
It's time to shift our focus towards Equal Leadership, where everyone has the opportunity to lead, contribute, and inspire.
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