Are women more emotionally intelligent naturally, or are they just conditioned to be more aware of others feelings? Liz Jones, Leadership and Culture Advisor at the Australian Red Cross, shares her insights into the commonly held belief that women possess more emotional intelligence, and draws from her own relationship with her transgender son to answer the question of what it really means to be an 'authentic' leader in today's world. Host Helen McCabe asks Liz why ‘soft skills’ are the hardest to learn and what kind of leaders we need during times of instability.

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