BIKERS CLUB MARCH 2020 ISSUE | Page 37

ISSUE 03 | MARCH 2020 "Although alpha qualities can emerge early, most attributes take time to develop." "Seeking opportunities and ongoing mentoring influenced leader experiences and contributed to success and leadership duration." Whether learning through formal education or through hard-knock life lessons, you can bet that you're taking notes through it all and making sure that you emerge from the situation better than when you went in. You Can Hold Your Own in a Room of Men. BIKERS CLUB ® MAGAZINE | PAGE 37 because they have to put up with societal norms of how a woman should act. "Social expectations that a woman should find consensus at all cost, be nice, and collegial, conflicts many women in the workplace." "Wanting to be liked and be accepted by the group adds to the internal turmoil of being proactive when wanting a position while continuing to be perceived as a team- player. However, alpha women can confidently, and quietly, hold their own in a room full of men and not think twice about dropping her hat in the ring if the conversation is worthy of her attention. Alpha women don't have to stick out their chest and stomp their feet the way some men do when they are trying to dominate the room. Alpha males are often boastful and arrogant. You're not always standing on the chairs to get the attention of others. It's harder for women to show their strength, especially You say what you mean and mean what you say and make sure to talk to the right people at the right time. You're too ambitious according to some. A lot of Alpha women get a bad reputation because others decide that she's too aggressive or ambitious. Women who want more than a baby hanging off their boob tend to be seen as masculine and out of place. If you haven't gotten the memo, this isn't 1950 and women are doing some pretty amazing things. It's really only a matter of time before the world wakes up and realizes that if you want to get anything done, you need a woman on your team. She's a Champion For Her Family. Women who identify as Alphas are fiercely independent, but that doesn't mean that they have forgotten where they