Leading a business is only getting harder, recent research found. In the Robert Half Management Resources survey, 66 percent of chief financial officers (CFOs) said it is more challenging to be a company leader today than it was five years ago. Just 4 percent of executives said the challenges have eased.

But research also found most managers enjoy support from their teams. Eighty-seven percent of workers surveyed expressed confidence in their leaders, including nearly half (47%) who said they are very confident.

Cities where leadership challenges have risen most

Below are the cities where the difficulties of being in management have intensified the most during the past five years, based on the percentages of executives who said it is significantly or somewhat more challenging to be a company leader today.
1. Atlanta (75%)
2. Philadelphia (74%)
3. Seattle (71%)
4. (tie) Detroit (70%)
4. (tie) New York (70%)

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