{"id":113626,"date":"2022-11-13T12:00:24","date_gmt":"2022-11-13T18:00:24","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/news.olemiss.edu\/?p=113626"},"modified":"2022-11-13T16:55:45","modified_gmt":"2022-11-13T22:55:45","slug":"luncheon-speakers-encourage-women-to-aim-for-leadership","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/web20.olemiss.edu\/news\/wordpress\/luncheon-speakers-encourage-women-to-aim-for-leadership\/","title":{"rendered":"Luncheon Speakers Encourage Women to Aim for Leadership"},"content":{"rendered":"
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More than 50 students, faculty members and business professionals listen to panelists at the Women in Leadership luncheon in Conner Hall. Photo by Stella Connell\/UM School of Business Administration<\/p><\/div>\n

OXFORD, Miss \u2013 Women’s ability to take employees’ feelings into account gives them an edge in corporate leadership that should not be discounted, a marketing executive for St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital told participants at a recent luncheon hosted by the University of Mississippi<\/a> School of Business Administration<\/a>.<\/p>\n

“A good leader is empathetic,” said Jessica Dyer, senior liaison for direct marketing strategy at the hospital and its American Lebanese Syrian Associated Charities. “An empathetic leader has genuine interest and consideration for their team members’ feelings and the challenges they face.<\/p>\n

“This is a trait that tends to come more naturally to women, which shows the importance of having female executives.”<\/p>\n

Dyer was among the speakers at the event in Conner Hall organized by the Women in Leadership Graduate Student Organization<\/a>. The program featured six panelists who offered insights on leadership, their own professional journeys and the sacrifices they have made to succeed.<\/p>\n

The panelists also discussed juggling the work-life balance, the importance of family and learning to say “no” when necessary.<\/p>\n

“You don’t always have to give a hard no,” said Maryam Husain, a building information modeling analyst at Sylvamo. “Instead, you can say ‘I can get that to you in two weeks when my workload has lightened up.’<\/p>\n

“That way, you are setting a clear expectation of when the task can get done, but not leaving yourself overwhelmed.”<\/p>\n

Other speakers at the luncheon were:  <\/p>\n