Kate Ludeman – Coaching The Alpha Male

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Summary

• Highly intelligent, confident, and successful, alpha males represent about 70% of all senior executives.

• As the label implies, they’re the people who aren’t happy unless they’re the top dogs-the ones calling the shots.

• Although there are plenty of successful female leaders with equally strong personalities, we’ve found top women rarely if ever match the complete alpha profile.

• (See the sidebar “What About Alpha Females?”) Alphas reach the top ranks in large organizations because they are natural leaders -comfortable with responsibility in a way nonalphas can never be. Most people feel stress when they have to make important decisions alphas get stressed when tough decisions don’t rest in their capable hands.

• For them, being in charge delivers such a thrill, they willingly take on levels of responsibility most rational people would find overwhelming.