Women

 “A woman is like a tea bag-you can’t tell how

strong she is until you put her hot in hot
water” – Eleanor Roosevelt
 The future looks bright with a more
interactive atmosphere in the workplace.
 That’s why even women get par with men in
every fields at global level.
Strengths Of Women

 Ability to network with

colleagues
 Ability to perceive and
understand situation
 Collaborative work
style
 Interactive leadership
Women As A
Manager
 Art of management is a gift to
women by nature. Women are born
to take responsibilities and perform
them flawlessly.
 Their inherent qualities make them
good managers as they are more
patient in the difficult situation and
are able to manage situations with
their positive attitude and calm
mind compared to their counter
partners.
Management

 Management is the art of getting things done

through others.

 Efficiency + Effectiveness =Management

Qualities Of Good Manager

 Confidence
 Good listener
 Communication skills
 Patience
 Multi-tasking
 Flexible
 Motivator
 Versatile
 Creative thinking
 Strong convincing power
Factors For Women To Succeed
 A supportive family both before
and after the marriage
 Determination and self belief
 Support from male counterparts
 Organization are increasingly
looking at what a person is able
 Arriving of the organization who
not really concerned about gender
Barriers Women Face

 Non-cooperative husbands
 Pressure from family or in-laws
 Eve teasing and harassment in work circle
 Extra burden of managing the family and taking
care of kids and elders
 Myths made on their less potential and strength
 Parents are more concerned about working
conditions and environment for women than
men
Shikha Sharma

 Shikha Sharma born in November19,1958 is the managing

director and CEO of Axis Bank, the third largest private sector
bank in India.
 Sharma joined Axis Bank in 2009 and as a leader adept at
managing change, she has focused on transforming Axis Bank
into a Bank with strengths across a wide range of corporate and
retail banking products.
 Sharma has more than three decades of experience in financial
sector having begun her career with ICICI Bank in 1980
 In her last assignment at ICICI , as managing director and CEO
of ICICI Prudential Life Insurance Company, she built and
contributed remarkably to make it number 1 .
Awards And
Recognition
 ‘Banker of the year ‘ for year 2014-15 by
business standard
 AIMA-JRD Tata Corporate Leadership award for
the year 2014
 India’s best woman CEO –by business today
2013
 ‘Woman leader of the year’ at Bloomberg-UTV
Financial Leadership Awards-2012

 References –1. Forbes India Magazine-

forbesindia.com.Retrieved 2016-02-09
 2. “The Liberal Banker” . Mint.14 June 2014
 3.”Bankable Star –Shikha Sharma “ Business Today .18
September 2011
 Preetha Reddy
 Dr. Preetha Reddy is the managing director of Apollo
Hospitals but she is also one of the pioneer businesswomen
in India’s health care industry
 She took guidance from her father, Dr.Prathap C Reddy and
joined Apollo hospitals as the joint managing director in 1989
and in 5 years she became the managing director .
 Apart from this she works closely with government and
industry bodies to shape policies and related decisions on
key health care issues.
 Under her leadership, Apollo Hospitals came up with ‘Save A
Child’s Heart’ initiative, where over 5000 surgeries have been
performed .
 She is also responsible for development of Apollo Isha Vidya
Rural School .
Awards And Recognition
 She has been ranked in the international
list of 50 most powerful women in
business, compiled by fortune, for three
consecutive years -2009,2010,2011
 She has received the life time
achievement award from the Loyola
forum for historical research.
 References-1.
http://www.apollohospitals.com
 2. “executive profile- P.Reddy “ business
week ,retrieved 10 January 2013
Conclusion

 The fact that women are better managers is

true but it doesn’t mean that men are not good
managers . We all are born with some weakness
and strengths and women have the power to
convert their weakness into their strengths.
 The powerful managerial skills as exhibited by
the women and attitude towards learning
something completely defines them as better
managers.