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title: The Power of True Versatile Leadership | Master International
description: New research from Master International on how leaders' personality traits differ by gender and level - and how to build greater diversity in leadership.
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New study from Master International

# Diversity in leadership stops at the top: here is what you can do about it

For years, the debate about women in leadership has been about representation: how many women sit on boards? How many reach top management?

But new research from Master International shows that the challenge reaches far beyond the number of women. It is just as much about leaders’ personality traits – and how a lack of diversity in leadership styles can hold back innovation, well-being and financial growth.

Download the research article and learn how the personality traits of men and women look different at employee, manager and top-manager level.

You will of course also get concrete advice on how to build greater diversity in your organisation – all the way to the top.

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The Power of True Versatile Leadership: from gendered traits to androgynous leadership

## What does the article explore?

The article presents the latest study from Master International, built on more than 20,000 responses to the OPTO personality assessment, collected between 2021 and 2024.

In the article you can look forward to reading about:

- Key insights from the OPTO data, and the method behind them
- Versatile leadership: what is it?
- Gender differences in leadership profiles
- Androgynous leadership: a necessity and a challenge
- How to avoid tying personality traits to gender stereotypes
- Step by step: how to achieve versatile leadership

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Book a demo and see how OPTO+ Leadership can strengthen your leadership development and ensure the right match for your leadership roles.

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