Leadership in Action: Leadership Briefing - How Managers View Success: Perspectives of High-Achieving Women

Conclusion

Why should organizations care whether their managers feel personally fulfilled as well as professionally successful? A number of research studies and popular articles have noted the trend of talented women leaving large organizations to start their own businesses, citing reasons such as a lack of challenging job opportunities, overly political environments, a need for work-family balance, and a desire for greater independence and autonomy. Other women are choosing to continue working in organizations but are searching for organizations whose values are more in line with their own personal values, even if it means working in a smaller or less prestigious organization. In the future, the proportion of women interested in management jobs ...