The Traits Women Get Punished for Today Are the Leadership Edge of Tomorrow
Originally published by Penny Locaso for Women’s Agenda
If you look around the places and spaces where power and influence is currently held, it would be fair to conclude that leadership has been running on fumes for a while now.
We keep pushing outdated models that reward dominance, short-term wins, and performative confidence. And yet we wonder why burnout is rising, trust is falling, and workplaces feel more transactional and disengaged than ever.
But there’s a quiet shift underway and those paying attention will recognise it not as soft, but as strategic.