Frustrated with a lack of opportunity to progress? You are not alone.

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If you feel you don’t have a clear career path then you may be stuck in the same blocked talent pipeline as half a million female middle managers.

Research commissioned by everywoman and Alexander Mann Solutions  reveals that 43% of female middle managers feel they would ideally like to leave their current employer.  The aspects they were most frustrated with were lack of opportunities, a likelihood of progression and clarity of career path.

Importantly, the report, 'Focus on the pipeline: engaging the full potential of female middle managers' highlighted a striking difference between the views of HR leaders and those of female middle managers.  With 81% of female middle managers feeling that lack of progression is a problem; the contrast is that only 62% of HR leaders agreed.  HR leaders think that 35% of female middle managers want promotion in the next two years whilst the reality is that over half of women (56%) want promotion in that timescale.

What does this research mean for you?

There is a strong business case for companies to have higher levels of women in senior positions but with such a discrepancy between what HR leaders think female middle managers want and what they actually want, it’s really important that you take on responsibility for your career if you want to progress.

You are likely to be ambitious, but have you expressed these ambitions to your organisation or just sat back and waited to be helped with your career development?  This research shows a blockage in the talent pipeline for female middle managers so it is important that you take charge of your own personal development.  You must also work with your organisation, communicate, and show them you are serious about progressing to senior management level.

How can you take control?

The everywomanNetwork is the online network for women who, like you, are serious about furthering their careers by focusing on key areas of personal development. As a member you have access to workbooks, webinars, interviews, case studies and expert advice.  New topics are released every month to support you in the areas you need to focus on to progress your career. 

If you’re a member already, login to the everywomanNetwork and explore the tools and resources available to you.  If you are not yet a member, go to www.everywoman.com/join, sign-up for instant access to take control of your personal development and connect with other like-minded women.

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Facebook envy leaves people lonely and frustrated

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Facebook envy leaves people lonely and frustrated

Witnessing friends' vacations, love lives and work successes on Facebook can cause envy and trigger feelings of misery and loneliness, according to German researchers.

"We were surprised by how many people have a negative experience from Facebook with envy leaving them feeling lonely, frustrated or angry,"

They found people aged in their mid-30s were most likely to envy family happiness while women were more likely to envy physical attractiveness.

These feelings of envy were found to prompt some users to boast more about their achievements on the site run by Facebook Inc. to portray themselves in a better light.

Men were shown to post more self-promotional content on Facebook to let people know about their accomplishments while women stressed their good looks and social lives.

The researchers based their findings on two studies involving 600 people with the results to be presented at a conference on information systems in Germany in February.

"From a provider's perspective, our findings signal that users frequently perceive Facebook as a stressful environment, which may, in the long-run, endanger platform sustainability," the researchers concluded.

http://tvnz.co.nz/te...strated-5324243

How about you? Do you feel like this because of facebook or forums? Where you see something about other peoples life? Do you envy someone? Do you envy someones life? Are you sad or frustrated? Would you wish to be someone else? In someones life? Edited by SnowQueenOfDarkness, 22 January 2013 - 09:33 PM.

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Facebook envy leaves people lonely and frustrated

AppId is over the quota
AppId is over the quota
Facebook envy leaves people lonely and frustrated

Witnessing friends' vacations, love lives and work successes on Facebook can cause envy and trigger feelings of misery and loneliness, according to German researchers.

"We were surprised by how many people have a negative experience from Facebook with envy leaving them feeling lonely, frustrated or angry,"

They found people aged in their mid-30s were most likely to envy family happiness while women were more likely to envy physical attractiveness.

These feelings of envy were found to prompt some users to boast more about their achievements on the site run by Facebook Inc. to portray themselves in a better light.

Men were shown to post more self-promotional content on Facebook to let people know about their accomplishments while women stressed their good looks and social lives.

The researchers based their findings on two studies involving 600 people with the results to be presented at a conference on information systems in Germany in February.

"From a provider's perspective, our findings signal that users frequently perceive Facebook as a stressful environment, which may, in the long-run, endanger platform sustainability," the researchers concluded.

http://tvnz.co.nz/te...strated-5324243

How about you? Do you feel like this because of facebook or forums? Where you see something about other peoples life? Do you envy someone? Do you envy someones life? Are you sad or frustrated? Would you wish to be someone else? In someones life? Edited by SnowQueenOfDarkness, 22 January 2013 - 09:33 PM.

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