Paige Finn DohertyFounding Partner, Behind Genius · Founding Partner at Behind Genius Ventures

what i learned about in executive coaching today

1 Jun 2023 · 1 min

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In this brief monologue, the speaker shares a key takeaway from an executive coaching session, contrasting masculine and divine feminine leadership styles. Masculine leadership is described as effort‑driven, goal‑oriented, and based on personal push, where failure is attributed to insufficient effort. Divine feminine leadership is portrayed as a stance of surrender, openness to possibilities, and synchronicity, emphasizing fluidity and adaptability. The speaker emphasizes the importance of balancing both approaches—maintaining goal‑setting drive while remaining receptive to change. A casual aside mentions a purple leather jacket, which is peripheral to the main insight.

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Okay, I wanted to share with you something that I learned in my executive coaching today. Side note, obsessed with this purple leather jacket that I got in Santa Barbara. Okay, so what are the differences between masculine and feminine leadership, and why is this really important? So masculine leadership can be defined as putting forth effort, setting goals, challenging yourself, pushing, if you don't succeed, it's a matter of not putting in enough effort. Divine feminine leadership can be defined as surrendering and being open to possibilities and synchronicity, balance of both of these aspects, having the ability to set goals but also be open to the possibility of change and fluidity.