The Importance Of Interpersonal Communication

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Communication is the process of using words, signs or behaviors to convey your ideas, thoughts and feelings. According to Nick Huber, more than 50% of managers in US businesses are women. Also, except for two professions, the top 15 fastest growing professions over the next decade will be dominated by women. Firstly, women mangers are better communicators as they possess the skill of listening and this is a necessary for managing customers and employees. Meg Whitman in the book The Power of Many writes, “Being willing and able to actively listen is a vital skill for every leader”. Women are very good at empathizing and listening to any issue the customers face. This results in a stronger bond built on trust, which is important for initiating…show more content…
According to Debra Burrell, women managers have a desire to build than a desire to win. Under Interpersonal communication also, women outperform men in tests of verbal ability. In a study of nonverbal behaviors it was found that women smile more than men which implies that they are more concerned about the listener (Baumeister,…show more content…
The share of women becoming CEO’s of the world’s biggest public companies has been higher than the share of women leaving the office in the past eight out of the last 10 years (Gazel, 2014). But despite this the female board members in the UAE are only 1.2%. (Halligan,2015). His Highness Sheikh Mohammed rightly said that women have proved themselves in various workplaces and now is the time that their strong presence was felt in decision making positions in the institutions as well. To achieve this, The Dubai Women Establishment was founded in 2006 and aims to nurture women to become managers and leaders and become role models for young women in the society. They strive to assist Emirati women by conducting various training sessions and forums focused at motivating more women to join the active work force while at the same time providing them with the expertise to achieve their traditional responsibilities as wives and mothers. By constructing the right platform and infrastructure their ultimate aim is to raise a proficient generation of future women mangers to safeguard and sustain the success and potential of UAE women (Maktoum, 2016). Nayla Al Khaja is a great example for Emirati women today. She is the CEO of her very own Motion Pictures enterprise titled “D-Seven” (N.a,2011).This is based in Media City and was established in 2005. She is also UAE’s first female director/producer. She has also been
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