保持女性特色是取得成功的最佳途径
According to a top woman boss, girls should keep their femininity and refuse to become a 'she-man' as they rise up the greasy pole.
一位女性高层建议，在商业上打拼的女性应保持自己独特的女性魅力，而不是变成女汉子。
Sacha Romanovitch, the incoming chief executive of accountants Grant Thornton UK, said embracing so-called feminine characteristics is the best way to succeed in business.
Many women make the mistake of trying to dress and behave like men, which is a waste of energy and resources, she said.
Instead, they should use traditionally 'female' traits like listening and interpersonal skills as a way to get the best out of their staff.
The businesswoman, a mother-of-two, is thought to be the first woman to lead a major accountancy firm in the UK.
Speaking at the Girls' Day School Trust conference lately, she urged other women to have the confidence to 'celebrate their difference'.
She said: 'One of the things that happened when I was promoted to partner was people saying "that's really great because I thought you would have to be a she-man to be promoted".
'The model of leadership that we currently have [favours] typically male characteristics...'
'Earlier in my career, someone said to me that my challenge was that I was not male, middle-aged and balding.'
'You have to get the confidence to celebrate your difference rather than try to conform to something that you may never be.'