Leading Ladies or The Men in Charge: Who Has The Best Leadership Qualities?

What sets women apart in the way they lead? Compassion? Their ability to build a team? Or could it be their willingness to take risks?

When you think about key leaders in your organization, community, or even around the world...who do you consider to be the best leaders? What qualities make that person a leader you admire & respect? And are those qualities associated with gender or are they qualities that good leaders have regardless of whether they wear neck ties or pumps to the office?

In this article from About.com, Linda Lowen explores that question and shares insight from some recent studies on the topic. Take a look. See what you think. Are the traits women have used to run their families and build relationships coming to be more valued in the business world? Do women make the best leaders?

ARTICLE--Qualities of Women Leaders: http://bit.ly/rldNa

Being Single Is Sounding Better & Better...

When a guy has to advertise the fact he's a good guy...is he really?!

Sometimes it gets to you...being a single girl. You wonder what it would be like to come home to someone every night. You miss the opportunity to snuggle up on the couch with your man and watch an episode of "Lost" or maybe your favorite reality TV guilty pleasure. And wouldn't it be nice to have someone listen to the reasons you're insecure about your position at work...maybe offer a little advice on how to deal with your crazy boss?

Of course being single has its upsides too. You can go the entire weeks during the winter without ever shaving your legs and no one complains. You can have an avocado & a pint of ice cream for dinner because you just don't feel like cooking...and no one complains. You can spend hours on the phone or in person with your girlfriends gabbing about the latest trends and why Jennifer Aniston is still single herself. It can be nice.

And occasionally, you'll run across something like this, which makes you actually appreciate your single-dom! Or...if you are in a relationship and perhaps wondering if you chose well...listening to this will confirm, "Hey...at least I'm not with THAT guy!"

So have a good Friday. Laugh. And revel in the fact that even though your life may not be perfect...at least you're not dating a guy who leaves voice mails that land him on local radio stations for being a tool!

"I'm a good guy..." http://bit.ly/4lwZCe