Page Executive推出"女性领导力"专题，采访了微软、喜力、安进等亚太区各行各业的女性高管，从她们的分享中一探女性职场的晋升与发展，感受“温柔的力量”。

As part of Page Executive Leading Women series, we want to highlight the professional challenges and career aspirations of the women we work with here in Asia.

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本期，我们有机会采访到Dione Song，现任新加坡女装电商品牌Love，Bonito的CEO。她同时也是领英新加坡“Top30最具实力的简历人选”。她分享了自己在职场奋斗中，如何时刻保持斗志，以及能够让她不断前进的事务。

In this story, we speak to Dione Song, Chief Executive Officer of Love, Bonito and one of LinkedIn’s Top 30 Power Profiles in Singapore. She shares the most common stereotypes that she’s had to battle at work, staying positive despite the odds, as well as the playlist that keeps her going on the running track.

01

作为管理者，如何赋能他人，与他们互动？

How do you empower and engage with others?

Dione：对我而言第一要义永远是信任，当你在组建团队的时候，你必须花心思去找到对的人。当你找到了这些人，接下去的关键在于领导，要确保对属下的信任，要懂得放权，让他们有主人翁意识。

For me, the first thing is always trust. When you’re building a team, you need to take the effort and recruit the right people. However, after they are on board, it is on us, as leaders, to ensure that we trust them and are giving them enough autonomy to build teams of their own.

02

作为女性管理者是否在工作中有过阻碍或差别待遇的经历？

What kinds of obstacles or biases have you experienced along your journey as a leader?

Dione：在我工作的第一家公司做了三四年，得到一个高级管理岗的晋升机会，我将成为管理层为数不多的女性。我的前任也是一位女性，在她离职前和我说：“我觉得坐在同样位置上的男性工资会比我们高。”她还给了我一些建议，让我尽量在升职前可以和公司先聊一聊。我非常感谢她给我的提点。也许这并不是说男女有别，而是因为我恰好是管理层里最年轻的一个。无论如何，我和公司进行了协商，并最终得到了我想要的结果：和其他所有管理者一样，如果我能胜任，就必须给我同样的工资。

In the very first company I worked for, I was given a promotion three or four years into the job, and it was for quite a senior position. I was one of the few women in the management team. My predecessor, who was also a female leader, told me before she left, ‘Hey, I think the men working in the same role within this organisation are being paid more.’ She also gave me a tip. She told me to ask, or at least try to have that conversation when they do promote me. I am very thankful that she gave me that heads up. Maybe it was not just a gender thing, because I happened to be one of the youngest on the management team also. Anyway, so I negotiated and eventually got what I asked for — the same as those in the same executive roles.

03

成为女高管，和你想象中的一样吗？

Is being a female leader what you imagined it to be like?

Dione：刚开始我没想过自己会成为高管，我完全是因为一些偶然原因达到了这个位置。我刚开始在一家初创公司，整个环境发展非常快，所以我很快就被要求要带领一个三人团队。即便是那个时候，我依然不觉得自己是个管理者。我不知道自己是否需要去分配工作、管理资源以及考虑流程。但是如今，这不仅仅是检查每天的工作清单那么简单，而是要做得更多。你已经成为了一个教练，以及需要去思考团队未来发展，如何让每个人有进步，让大家融入这个集体。团队的存在不是因为有一个特别突出的人，而是每个身在其中的人能互相取长补短，发挥团队最大效力。

I don’t think I saw myself as a leader when I started my career. I definitely stumbled into this. My first role was in a startup, and being in a very high growth environment, I was immediately tasked to manage a team of three people. Even then, I didn’t think of myself as a leader. I didn’t know if I had to delegate work, manage resources or think about workflow. Nowadays, though, it’s not just about checking off a list. One has to do much more. You’re actually a coach, and you really have to think about the future of your team, how they will progress and how each member fits in. It’s not about having one superstar, but how individuals complement each others’ strengths and weaknesses.

04

你是否经历过一些既定观念或偏见影响？

What are some stereotypes or biases you have experienced?

Dione：在我现在的公司，比较多的员工是女性。每个加入的员工都有自己的既定预期，因为他们知道自己加入了一个女性比较多的团队，可能鸡毛蒜皮的八卦会比较多。有时，我们自己也会对一些事先入为主。同时，作为女性管理者，员工也容易先入为主地觉得你的思考方式是不一样的。如果你表现得坚决，人们会觉得你凶悍，如果你很明确自己要什么，会有人说你专横。而如果是男性领导者，则可能会被看作是有决策力的表现。

At Love, Bonito, the majority of the people working here are women. People come in and they have preconceived expectations because it’s a room full of women, and that it is going to be catty and bitchy and gossipy. Sometimes, even we have preconceived notions of our own. But also, as a female leader, people do believe that you think differently. If you’re firm, they say you’re fierce; if you know what you want, they say you are bossy. A male leader, on the other end, might be perceived as being decisive.

05

职场中如何变得自信勇敢？

How do you practise bravery at the workplace?

Dione：做决策的时候，要正面积极地看待问题。这不是说你不用做方方面面的评估或者说没有考虑风险，而是要有乐观态度。

When it comes to decision making, it begins with viewing things from a positive lens. This doesn’t mean that you are not doing your calculations or thinking about a safety net. Rather, it’s about approaching something with a sense of optimism.

06

尽管困难重重，是什么让你保持乐观？

Despite the odds, what motivates you to stay positive?

Dione：我觉得是要不断训练一种坚韧的工作思维，那就成功了一半。每一天的开始，都试着去控制好时间，这样你就不会沉迷于一些消极想法。如果有什么事困扰你，那就要看你要采取什么行动。如果你今天无法解决，就把它记下来改天处理。不要钻牛角尖，因为这样会很不健康。无论工作还是生活中的问题，都是如此。

I think it’s about working the mind and training it to stay strong. That’s half the battle. It’s about starting the day right, having control of your time, so that you’re not just obsessing over a lot of negative thoughts. If something is bothering you, then it’s about how you put things into action. If you can’t fix it today, note it down and deal with it another day. Don’t brood over it because it’s not healthy. It’s the same at work.