Breakthrough Factors in the Professional Development of Female Managers

Abstract

The aim of the article is to identify factors that are a catalyst for the breakthrough professional progress of female managers. In the literature so far, relatively few studies relate to key factors of professional development of female managers. Moreover, a relatively low participation of women at the top management level in business practice leads to the identification and exposure of catalysts for professional development of managers. The research process used the CAWI method. The conducted study provides the opportunity to obtain reliable information on priority and most significant factors of managers’ development in the current business environment. The study involved 334 managers of basic, medium and high level management. For managers, a significant moment in their professional career was a change of work, promotion or specific acquired competences. The key conclusion that follows the conducted research is that the development of managers is largely conditioned by the manager’s self-awareness, self-confidence and courage in achieving professional goals.