In celebration of International Women’s Day todayhonoring the economic, political and social achievements of women globallyAccenture has released a critical leadership report, “Women Leaders and Resilience: Perspectives from the C-Suite.” Accenture surveyed 524 senior-level executives, including CEOs, COOs and CFOs, from companies with annual revenues in excess of $250 million in North America, Latin America, Europe and Asia Pacific. The goal: to determine the value global corporate decision makers place on resilience as a leadership trait and how they’re preparing women for senior positions.
Here’s what Accenture, No. 23 in The Fair360, formerly DiversityInc Top 50 Companies for Diversity, found in its new research.
*Resilience is key to retention: 71 percent of the corporate leaders say resilience, defined as “the ability to overcome challenges and turn them into opportunities,” is very to extremely important when deciding who to retain at a company.
