The phone constantly ringing and therefore stops you from doing your work. You're ecstatic because it contantly rings with orders and enquiries for your goods and services. Suicidal tendencies because it doesn't ring and nobody loves you. With wonders of today's technology sometimes it is very difficult to contact another human being. "Voice mail" has taken over. It has replaced human connection. It is very frustrating to contact someone in an organisation and constantly get their voicemail. It's worse when you actually leave a message or three and that person never returns your calls.

A number of thoughts go through your mind when this situation occurs including:

The women know that with a more balanced hierarchy, and viewing things from a totally different perspective this would increase morale, save time and money.

Women are naturally good at developing relationships, nurturing, caring and sharing whereas men tend not to be as sensitive and prefer to "get on with it".

I've noticed many managers are out of touch with fundamental issues in their departments, especially 'people issues'.

Often managers are promoted to their positions, not because they know how to manage people but because they are good at doing their job. A salesperson may be great at selling products of his organisation and then gets promoted to Sales Manager. He knows product and makes plenty of sales and suddenly he is faced with managing a team of salespeople...a totally different experience.

And for some unknown reason it is automatically assumed he has skills to handle this new position.