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The Paula Principle: how and why women work below their level of competence
Tom Schuller
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Description for The Paula Principle: how and why women work below their level of competence
Paperback. Num Pages: 256 pages. BIC Classification: JFFJ; JFFK; JHBL; KCA; KCF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 236 x 154 x 19. Weight in Grams: 346.
An expert on innovation and work argues that many highly capable women are not being recognised, and that this harms businesses, societies, and individuals alike. Whereas The Peter Principle, a four-million-copy bestseller from the 1960s, argued that most (male) workers will inevitably be promoted to one level beyond their competence, Tom Schuller shows how women today face the opposite scenario: their skills are being wasted as they work below their competence levels. Schuller blends interviews and case studies with examples drawn from literature and popular culture to examine how attitudes have changed, from the advent of higher education for women ... Read more
An expert on innovation and work argues that many highly capable women are not being recognised, and that this harms businesses, societies, and individuals alike. Whereas The Peter Principle, a four-million-copy bestseller from the 1960s, argued that most (male) workers will inevitably be promoted to one level beyond their competence, Tom Schuller shows how women today face the opposite scenario: their skills are being wasted as they work below their competence levels. Schuller blends interviews and case studies with examples drawn from literature and popular culture to examine how attitudes have changed, from the advent of higher education for women ... Read more
Product Details
Publisher
Scribe Publications
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2017
Condition
New
Number of Pages
256
Place of Publication
London, United Kingdom
ISBN
9781911344018
SKU
V9781911344018
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About Tom Schuller
Tom Schuller is an independent social and educational researcher. He has held senior positions in academia and policy bodies, and written or edited around 20 books. He is a Fellow of the Academy of Social Sciences, and a visiting professor at the UCL Institute of Education and Birkbeck, both in London.
Reviews for The Paula Principle: how and why women work below their level of competence
'Tom Schuller writes candidly on an issue too many men would rather not confront - why working women operate below their level of competence. The glass ceiling in learning is all but shattered. This book brilliantly establishes why now it's time for the work place.'
Jon Snow 'A really interesting book - and an encouraging one, despite its central ... Read more
Jon Snow 'A really interesting book - and an encouraging one, despite its central ... Read more