Tuesday, March 24, 2009

Women Report Feeling Insufficiently Challenged at Work

Women Report Feeling Insufficiently Challenged at Work

World At Work Newsline
March 3 2009

New research from Accenture found that 46% of women and 49% of men said they are not being challenged significantly in their current role. The research shows that 76% of all respondents are confident of their skills and capabilities, including having the ability to manage their workload and deadlines(70%), delegate tasks (68%) and negotiate (65%). The research also showed that 69% of women believe their careers are “successful” or “very successful,” and 46% of women who consider themselves “very successful” said they are in jobs that require them to stretch beyond their expected responsibilities.


Read full article: http://www.worldatwork.org/waw/adimComment?id=31630

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This posting was made my Jim Jacobs, President & CEO of Jacobs Executive Advisors. Jim also serves as Leader of Jacobs Advisors' Insurance Practice.

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