Hundreds of studies have assessed leadership styles, mainly by having employees report on how their managers…

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Hundreds of studies have assessed leadership styles, mainly by having employees report on how their managers typically behave. Researchers have also collected information on how effective managers are. After large numbers of such studies became available, reviewers aggregated them quantitatively to discover what kinds of leadership are effective. One conclusion that has emerged based on the research of the past 30 years is that a hybrid style known as transformational leadership is highly effective in most contemporary organizational contexts. A transformational leader acts as an inspirational role model, motivates others to go beyond the confines of their job descriptions, encourages creativity and innovation, fosters good human relationships, and develops the skills of followers. This type of leadership is effective because it fosters strong interpersonal bonds based on a leader’s charisma and consideration of others. These bonds enable leaders to promote high-quality performance by encouraging workers rather than threatening them, thus motivating them to exceed basic expectations. By bringing out the best in others, transformational leaders enhance the performance of groups and organizations. Transformational leadership is androgynous because it incorporates culturally masculine and feminine behaviors. This androgynous mixing of the masculine and feminine means that skill in this contemporary way of leading does not necessarily come naturally. It may require some effort and thought. Men often have to work on their social skills and women on being assertive enough to inspire others. It is nonetheless clear that both women and men can adapt to the demands of leadership in the transformational mode. One of the surprises of research on transformational leadership is that female managers are somewhat more transformational than male managers. In particular, they exceed men in their attention to human relationships. Also, in delivering incentives, women lean toward a more positive, reward-based approach and men toward a more negative and less effective, threat-based approach. In these respects, women appear to be better leaders than men, despite the double standard that can close women out of these roles. Why are women leaders more transformational when they are less likely to become leaders in the first place? One reason is that the double standard that slows women’s rise would work against mediocre women while allowing mediocre men to rise. As a consequence, the women who attain leadership roles really are better than the men on average. It is also true women generally avoid more domineering, “command and control” behavior because of the backlash they receive if they lead in this way. Men can often get away with autocratic behavior that is roundly disliked in women. Ironically, this backlash against domineering women may foster good leadership because the androgynous middle ground is more likely to bring success. Leaders gain less from ordering others about than from forming teams of smart, motivated collaborators who together figure out how to solve problems and get work done. From: http://www.nytimes.com/ 2013/03/20 Further exploring the apparently paradoxical reasons why women leaders are more successful in transformational leadership than men, the text mentions the fact that (UECE 2013)

1. A) because of gender inequality, only women who are really good get leading positions.
2. B) women seem to have a better performance in job interviews.
3. C) men are usually more willing to get jobs done when led by women.
4. D) due to gender issues, leading women usually try to make men seem mediocre.

✅ Resposta correta: alternativa A

Resolução passo a passo

1. A pergunta pede o motivo, mencionado no texto, que ajuda a explicar o paradoxo de por que as líderes mulheres são mais bem-sucedidas em liderança transformacional do que os homens, apesar de serem menos propensas a chegar a cargos de liderança.
2. No texto, a resposta aparece no trecho sobre o duplo padrão (double standard): esse padrão que dificulta a ascensão das mulheres funcionaria contra as medíocres e permitiria que homens medíocres chegassem ao poder. Assim, as mulheres que alcançam posições de liderança são, em média, melhores do que os homens, o que é exatamente o que a alternativa A afirma.
3. Por que as outras estão erradas:
4. B) O texto não menciona entrevistas de emprego; trata de estilos de liderança e desempenho gerencial.
5. C) O texto não diz que homens se dispõem mais a executar tarefas quando liderados por mulheres; ele fala de diferenças no modo como líderes de cada gênero lidam com incentivos.
6. D) O texto afirma o contrário: não há relação de mulheres tentando fazer homens parecerem medíocres; o ponto é que o duplo padrão favorece homens medíocres.
7. Conclusão: a alternativa correta é a A, que resume o argumento do texto sobre a seleção desigual de líderes por gênero.

💡 Dica: Leia atentamente o texto para identificar as razões apresentadas sobre liderança feminina.

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