The suits aren't satisfied

Managers in the engineering sector are extremely ambitious, but believe their careers are being held back by organisational red tape and a lack of support from their employers. However, according to data revealed by the Chartered Management Institute, managers in the sector are also determined to achieve recognition for the impact they have at work.

The findings show that a quarter of managers in the engineering sector want to achieve promotion within the next five years and another fifteen per cent intend to set up their own business by 2012. Nine per cent admit they look to the future without wishing for career progression.

Asked what drives performance, 56 per cent said they relied on self-motivation. Twelve per cent said that the ‘support of their boss’ was key to their career development. Highlighting areas that have a negative effect on their work, 38 per cent of managers in the engineering sector blamed bureaucracy within their organisation and 24 per cent cited a lack of strategic direction.