Thus, Hood-Phillips explains, women may tend to give more details than are necessary. When dealing with a person who tends to be brief and to the point, you should also leave out context and get to the bottom line. That is a key challenge for many women. Similarly, a man reporting to a woman may need to add more context to be maximally effective in her eyes. Differences can help Hood-Phillips made other observations about stylistic differences between men and women.
Men often communicate for power.
She explains that men tend to build solidarity through good-natured competition and bantering, whereas women build these same connections through learning about each other's lives. Hood-Phillips believes these differences benefit the company. Similarly, when developing a new idea or concept, men can quickly expose arguments and opposing points of view, so the team can address weaknesses proactively. As a result, many people attempt to alter themselves to match the organization's dominant style. When they do this, organizations lose out on a richness of diversity that could otherwise add to bottom-line success.