The Paula Principle: how and why women work below their level of competence

The Paula Principle: how and why women work below their level of competenceIn The Paula Principle, Tom Schuller argues that many highly capable women find their skills are under utilised at work, and that this waste of resources harms businesses and individuals alike. Whereas The Peter Principle, a 4 million copy US bestseller from the 60s, argued that most (male) workers will inevitably be promoted to one level beyond their competence, Schuller shows how women today face the opposite scenario that in the workplace they are