In some cases, you can increase productivity with no financial investment - just an investment in human energy. Sharon Danes, family economist with the University of Minnesota Extension Service, says problem solving is central to productivity in the family business. And effective communication is the key to problem solving. Gender differences may interfere with giving or hearing messages, Danes says. They are socialized to take charge, protect, get things accomplished, and to be successful in the eyes of those around them.
Men equate strength with assertion and aggression.
Neither communication pattern is better. But because of the differences, men and women may be saying the same thing without communicating effectively. When problems arise for women, their initial tendency is to talk about the problem, then act. But for men, finding a solution is the priority and jumping into action will often be a response to the problem. Women need to give men space to figure out what they need to do.