Bosses 'misjudge management skills' - graduate jobs

The Chartered Management Institute (CMI) has called for a renewed focus on the development of management and leadership skills, after its survey found that many employers misjudge their ability to excel at managing their staff.

According to the CMI, nearly half of employers consider themselves excellent at worker management, but only 14% could prove their judgment right.

Just 14% of the over 2,000 managers surveyed said they were born to be a leader.

Ruth Spellman, chief executive of the CMI, said: "We're desperately short of good leaders in this country. Just look at how many FTSE 100 companies have sourced chief executives from abroad and how many Premier League football clubs have foreign managers.

"We're crying out for much-needed home-grown leadership talent and it's frustrating that employers are failing to capitalise on the dormant leadership skills that their employees don't yet realise they have.

"Management and leadership skill development has been neglected by employers, government and managers themselves for far too long.

"We need a renewed focus on investment in training and development in this field, both for the current generation and future generations of managers."