Survey: How employees really feel about their managers
In honor of Boss’s Day, a survey explored the qualities employees admire in their managers, how employees really feel about jargon, and whether millennials are so different after all.
Did you know that Oct. 16 is National Boss’s Day in the U.S. and Canada?
Well, I didn’t either. The only reason I found out is that the Workforce Institute at Kronos conducted an online survey with Harris Interactive that explored:
Some of the results from the survey are worth thinking about if you are a manager. For example:
1. A majority of employees (69 percent) believe their managers set a good example with their behavior. These employees believe their managers are ethical, honest, collaborative, creative, empowering, innovative, dedicated and trustworthy. A whopping 92 percent of those who believe this also believe their managers adhere to those values on a regular basis.
2. When given the choice between a manager who is a high achiever but demanding or a manager who is nice but ineffective, 75 percent of employees would choose the high achiever.
3. When asked to rank the three most important attributes of a good manager , honesty was the front-runner (78 percent), followed by goal-oriented (44 percent) and compassionate (40 percent).
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