Dinner party. Assigned seating.
Luxury objects being passed around.
Inventories compared.
Photos shown.
Colleagues' behaviors discussed—at length

If this had been women with handbags, the verdict would have been immediate: vain, shallow, boring 🙄

But it wasn’t. It was men. With watches ⌚

So suddenly:
 – it’s not vanity, it’s craftsmanship 🛠️
 – not gossip, but “knowing the ecosystem” 🌐
 – not posturing, but passion

Same behavior. Entirely different intellectual upgrade.

No outrage here. No gender war either.
Just a quiet observation on how effortlessly we reframe the same signals—depending on who’s sending them 🧠

Next time a dinner conversation strikes you as “impressive” or “trivial,” try one experiment: swap the gender.
The story usually rewrites itself ✨

 

#Leadership 

#Power 

#gender

Peggy Van de Plassche is a value creation strategist and senior advisor with over 20 years of experience in private equity, financial services, healthcare, and technology. She works with investment firms, boards, and C-suite leaders to accelerate portfolio company performance, drive operational transformation, and unlock long-term value. Peggy specializes in the execution of complex value creation plans—spanning capital allocation, digital enablement, transaction advisory, and leadership alignment. Her work consistently bridges strategy and implementation, helping investors and operators maximize EBITDA and enterprise value. A founding board member of Invest in Canada, she also brings deep expertise in public-private partnerships and institutional capital deployment—critical levers for competitive advantage in today’s global landscape. Her clients have included BMO, CI Financial, HOOPP, OMERS, GreenShield Canada, Nicola Wealth, and Power Financial. Learn more at peggyvandeplassche.com.

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