Dai Hong, who owns the Longer Advertising Company in Shanghai, does exactly that.

Dai, 36, admitted that she was anything but an easygoing boss. She said she used to scold her workers often. And her lack of patience also was apparent at home, as well.

"After I set up the company 10 years ago, I always tried my best. But it seemed I was always short of time," Dai said.

Then she heard about the Excellent Women Programme, a course offered by Fudan University designed for women entrepreneurs.

It helped her find a solution to a life torn between business at work and being mother to a 7-year-old son.

Her personal image improved, and her visions were broadened, Dai said, because the course is based on the particular characteristics and backgrounds of female managers,

"I found the lectures useful as they addressed the problems which had bothered me for years," Dai said. "This knowledge has been never taught in ordinary schools, nor by parents."

She then has been able to convey that knowledge to her workers. And she benefits as well by gaining not only the knowledge but also the experience, which has made her a better person to work for.

"Such training is especially meaningful for women bosses at my age who might face problems dealing with both family and work," Dai said.

Like her, hundreds of female business leaders across China have applied for training schemes advertised as tailor-made for them by renowned management schools in prestigious universities over the past two years.

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