News Scrapbook 1982-1984

THE TRIBUNE rra 2 1984 s e helps women develop their leadership skills

Fullerton, CA (Orange Co.) Dally News Tribune (D. 24,430)

To be a stereotypical woman, Hunsaker said, means putting a major emphasis on being appreciated, praised and liked. When this happens, Hunsaker said, women become perceived as conflict avoiders or people who always want to maintain the peace, and they become ineffective lead- ers. On the other hand, another mistake is: • Acting like a stereotypical man. Women who conform to male stereo- types, such as being too aggressive, too authoritarian, too goal-oriented, are often negatively perceived, Hunsaker said. According to Hunsaker, in one study done at Yale University, the male and female business students were asked to evaluate the performance of managers in several different case studies. One dis- cussed a manager who quickly reorgan- ized a department. When given a male Please see LEADERS, D-3

Hunsaker will outline some of the pitfalls successful career women must hurdle. Here, according tn Hunsaker, 34, who has a doctorate in business from the Uni- versity of Wisconsin are some blunders women in leadership roles tend to make: • Acting like a stereotypical woman. "What the research indicates is that if women act like a tereotyped woman, they won't be accepted in leadership roles," Hunsaker said (Her cla draws on the work of Yale psychologist Rosabe h Kanter, who has studied men and women in corporations; Jean Baker Miller, a Harvard psychiatry prof r and author of "Towards a New P ychology of Women," and Washington, D.C., management n ultant Alice Sar- gent, who has done research on the mana- ger who combines both male and female characteristics.)

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nd more women are entering m nagement positions m business is, as a rule, women haven't n taught as children how to be lead rs nd how to be in control. And the r ult. according to Johanna Hunsak r, a oc1ate profe or of orgamza- lton I b<'havlor at the Untvenity of San U o, that worn n tend to make leader- h!J! m1 tak that men do not. Women have been socialized to be ac- e pting, compliant. ensitive," Hunsaker said. "All tho are good things, and th y'r vital to being a good leader, but tbey'r not th only things." , "Leadership Development for Women," being taught Monday even- ing from 7 to 9:f>0 pm (it i still possible to pay a $297 non-credit fee and enroll in th eta. through th USO Extension), The troubl In her cla

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~x_pansion: Mr. and Mrs . Deno Vaccher will be hosts in their Fullerton home for a 7:30 p.m. reception Thursday for parents of students at the University of San Diego. A videotape film about the university and its pro- grams will include a segment on the recent camp~s expansion, which includes the con- s~7ition of three new facllities. Administrators 0 e independent, Roman Catholic university also will attend. The Vacchers are parents of Deno Vaccher Jr., a i_unior at USO. z. /

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JOHANNA HUNSAKER ... women in leadership

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?y1ake sure that your job is located in a depa rtment that 1 mtegral to w~at the organization is trying to do. For example, move mto the long-range planning or finance offices, not into personnel. ' "l would recommend turning down a promotion that you think 1s a dead end," Hunsaker said. "That is an example of a short-term strategy that may really pay off m the long term " Increasingly, Hunsaker said, male and female manage- ment styles are converging. "There is going to come a day when both men and women will be free to strike balances between their own personalities and expectations other people have for them. "Women are _going to f!nd their own strengths instead of trymg to do 1t the mans way. We're starting to recog- nize that women have something to contribute to organ- 1zation~, that their styles are effective, that they can be nurturmg as well as competent and motivate people in positive ways."

iv n a high rating When given a I mal nam , the manager wa perceived a pushy and bo y • Being bo y, petty, dictatorl I or rigid about rul . Often. Hun ak r 1d, women m ney; leadership posi- llo do not know what 1t m an to wield effective power, and th y resort to mampul t1on out of their insecurity R al pow r m ans furthering the organization's goalf and ma_kmg . ~bordinate_s f !.. valued and trong, thereby m r mg th ir productmty If you are effectively usmg power, you don't need the approval of others m the organ- 1zat1on, nor do you need the trappmgs of power to height• en your own elf-esteem," Hunsaker said. "A !ot of women don't recogmze that power can grow 1! you 1ve 1t away They tend to hoard it Many times, they are motivated by per onal need rather than the reality of th orgamzal!on ' Falllng Into lb " ocial worker yndrome." 'Too many wome? manager are alway happy to talk about a ubordmatc s problems, pitch in at the last nun- ut to sav things," Hunsaker said. "They keep the Girl ·out vow of service lo others even if it's inappropriate '' ' o one dem being un elfish i n't a good human qual- ity, but I ,think a lot of women tru t that over all others Th y don t see that they can jeopardize their careers and I 1ght of their leadership goals." Olten, co-workers expect a woman leader to keep her office door open at all times and put up with mterruptions nd grant exteru;1ons on projects - indulgence they uld never expect from a male leader. This attitude - "Of course, a woman will understand" - ubverts a legitimate authority relation hip, Hunsaker aid. Wome~ n ed o learn how to oc flex1bl , but not to be trapped mto makmg allowanc s for poor work. • Falling to a k for help "Women want to be appreciated, praised and liked. Because we want to be known as competent, we're afraid to ask for help and appear as weak," Hunsaker said. In addition, she said, many women fool themselves into thmkmg they're "too good" to make deals make a lot of money, or be political They too often sett!~ for nurturing pos1t1on that have low pay and low prestige. Som~ thing women leaders should learn how to do, ccordmg to Hun.,;aker, are: • Become "more androgynous " "Probably the best leadership style a woman can devel- op JS one that combines tereotypical male and female qualities," Hunske~ said, such as being skilled at working with people and skilled at program analysis as well ''Women need to_ be good at decision-making. They need to develop expertJSe. at whatever field they're in. They need to be able to bnng out the best in people who work for them, optimizing bwnan resources. They need to be able to take risks also. A lot of women don't want to look at th~ long-term consequence of the actions they take. They rN ,.., hort-t1>rm-<1riented" Learn how to speak up more. . ~esearch shows that men talk more than women the imhate more conversations " Hunsaker sa1'd "C , 'f ti · · ' • ommum- ca ng is an important action of leadership Women with other women don't feel ~hat hesitancy, but in the com an of men. often they feel mllmidated. There's also a cf tc! 22 1 s1tuabon because of the negative attitude that 'women ta k too much.' " Women need to nsk loss of approval, Hunsaker said and they need to learn to hold back some of their need t~ be accepted by the group. "They have to first become ~~:.~~nted a nd th en become more oriented toward • Make careers In organizations which decentral' power. 1ze ~omen _searching for careers would do best to acce t positions JD co~~mes where leadership is dele at~ :,vh re c?mmu01cat1_on skll!-5 are valued, and wheregther~ JS a flexible promotion policy towards women.

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Rancho Bernardo, CA (San Diego Co.) Rancho Bernardo Journal (Cir. W. 2,500)

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A graduate of the University 0 {.San Diego School oT"La Schenk has long been active:~ San Diego. She was the firs1 woman to