Word: helgesen
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...executive suite, they feel less compelled to act like male alter egos. Some observers, in fact, see the emergence of a new style of management -- most frequently but not exclusively practiced by women -- that is less rigid and hierarchical, more open and inclusive, than the classic male approach. Sally Helgesen, author of The Female Advantage: Women's Ways of Leadership, calls it a feminine style of management. It is characterized, she says, by talking more frankly with employees, sharing information rather than withholding it and keeping the office door almost always open. Observes Juanita Kreps, a former Secretary of Commerce...