From a Novice to an Expert - Finnish Female Leaders’ Eventful Career Developments

Hyvärinen, Sanna; Uusiautti, Satu; Määttä, Irja Kaarina

doi:10.5296/jse.v5i1.6756

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“…By treating leadership positively and as an opportunity to develop, the ability to see the challenges and successes of the job in an encouraging and encouraging tone is formed. Having overcome various challenges, leaders had learned to trust that they had the resources to cope (see also Hyvärinen, Uusiautti, & Määttä, 2015;Hyvärinen, Äärelä, & Uusiautti, 2022). The ability to experience positive emotions can be a fundamental human strength (Fredrickson, 2001;2009).…”

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"Internal Burn to Move On" Millennial Leaders’ Challenges and Resources at Work

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Uusiautti²,

Määttä³

2022

IJoBM

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The growing number of today's leaders represent millennial leaders who have their specific approach to leadership work. This was a qualitative study in which 28 Finnish leaders from Great Places to Work companies were interviewed. The study had two purposes: the first aim was to understand what kind of leadership-related challenges millennial leaders describe and the second focused on analyzing what kind of resources they identified when dealing with these challenges. The interview data was analyzed with the qualitative content analysis. Two types of challenges from the millennial leaders' perceptions could be distinguished. These were the challenges for the future and challenges related to human activity. When it came to resources, a passion for leadership and a positive and confident attitude toward challenges helped leaders. The findings were also discussed against the elements of Grit (interest, practice, purpose, and hope), which showed that leaders' perceptions when analyzed from this perspective contributed a new theoretical viewpoint to Grit and a practical model for analyzing today's leadership challenges and coping.

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"Internal Burn to Move On" Millennial Leaders’ Challenges and Resources at Work

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Määttä³

2022

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“…This approach as caring research and well-being promoting research is to study how people can reach achievements and succeed by using positive resources. Some examples of positive strategies and courses of lives in individuals are introduced by studies about straight-A students' lives (Salmela & Uusiautti, 2013), female leaders' career developments (Hyvärinen, Uusiautti, & Määttä, 2015), long-lasting marriages (Määttä, Anglé, & Uusiautti, 2014), awarded top workers' lifespans (Uusiautti, 2008;, and in lifelong learning (Purtilo-Nieminen & Määttä, 2011).…”

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Two Perspectives on Caring Research: Research on Well-Being and Researcher Well-Being

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Uusiautti

2015

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Caring research is a new concept that is discussed and defined from two supplementary perspectives: (1) as research aiming at promoting well-being and (2) as a caring research community that cares for the researcher well-being and reciprocal relationships between colleagues and between supervisors and students. These dimensions are discussed in the light of the latest findings and theories of positive psychology as well as based on the authors’ studies in the field. The caring research ideology contributes a comprehensive viewpoint to the world of academic research because it also pays attention to the actual research process within the research community. This well-being focused approach can serve as a means to flourish within the ever-increasing demands of the academic world. Key words: caring research, positive psychology, researcher well-being, supervision, well-being at work.

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“…Already the analysis of the Finnish female leaders' career development showed how adversities were considered a part of a leader's work (Hyvärinen, Uusiautti, & Määttä, 2015). The ability to tolerate setbacks and accept them was described as an important personal feature.…”

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“…Work has to be done well without placing oneself on a pedestal. One of the female leaders described this element profoundly: The third narrative theme focused on the ability to tolerate criticism and adversities as a part of a leader's work (see also Hyvärinen, Uusiautti, & Määttä, 2015). These features form a continuum to the features of humbleness and perseverance, willingness to accept one's incompleteness and ability to learn from and adjust to the challenging phases at work.…”

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“I Do not Let Setbacks Discourage Me Much” The Composition of a Finnish Female Leader

Hyvärinen¹,

Uusiautti²,

Määttä³

2015

JEDP

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The article illustrates findings from a larger study on the Finnish female leaders' paths to a leader's position. This sub-study analyzed the composition of a Finnish female leader as narrated by leaders themselves. It was studied through two specifying questions: what kinds of personal features female leaders considered important in their leadership practices and how do these women describe the emphases of leadership. This was a qualitative study in which 10 Finnish female leaders were interviewed in two phases in 2006 and 2011. According to the narratives, the important personal features were perseverance and rabidity, honesty and humbleness, as well as tolerance of criticism, adversities, and loneliness, which were analyzed in the light of the authentic leadership theory. The emphases of leadership included the dimensions of social interaction and being a bellwether. The study contributed a new narrative viewpoint to the definition of authentic leadership.

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From a Novice to an Expert - Finnish Female Leaders’ Eventful Career Developments

Cited by 16 publications

References 31 publications

"Internal Burn to Move On" Millennial Leaders’ Challenges and Resources at Work

"Internal Burn to Move On" Millennial Leaders’ Challenges and Resources at Work

Two Perspectives on Caring Research: Research on Well-Being and Researcher Well-Being

“I Do not Let Setbacks Discourage Me Much” The Composition of a Finnish Female Leader

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