Two in five employees do not think their manager is trained enough, survey finds
Businesses can expect ‘profound’ implications from lack of leadership skills, experts warn, as half of bosses say issue contributes to lost productivity.
News Desk London: A recent survey has exposed the shocking fact that two out of five employees, or 39%, do not believe their bosses are adequately trained or skilled to effectively do their jobs. Experts warn it may spell disaster for businesses, as half of the bosses questioned admit this lack of leadership skills is costing them lost productivity.
Key Findings:
Employee dissatisfaction: According to Unmind’s Closing the Leadership Skills Gap, three in five employees-58% of them-think that their manager would benefit from further education or training. A third of employees-35% of them-have left a job owing to a bad manager, while a similar proportion-33% have considered leaving for the same reason.
- Managerial Training Deficit: Two out of five managers reported, or 40%, that their organization does not provide adequate training opportunities. Close to half, 47%, felt lost productivity resulted from the absence of formal management training.
- Lack of Formal Training: Surprisingly, 84% of managers have never received any formal training in people leadership skills since becoming a manager. Three-quarters (73%) felt this type of training would help them better support employees, especially for issues caused by poor mental health.
- Trust and Training: Half of 49% of managers feel that more training would engender more trust with their team, while 79% of the overall believe they would benefit from more training.
Echoing Concerns:
Similar findings are recorded in the Chartered Management Institute’s Better Managers report from October 2023. Four out of every five managers-82%-are ‘accidental managers’, not taking proper training before landing in the manager’s chair. It also emerged that a quarter, 26%, of the senior managers and half, 52% of all managers, had received no formal management or leadership training.
Expert Views:
Anthony Painter, policy director at the CMI, said that organizations clearly prioritized technical competence over leadership and management competencies, resulting in managers becoming bosses ‘accidentally’. He further added that managers usually get promoted based on their operation-related skills rather than their inspiration-providing ability for managing teams.
Nick Taylor, chief executive officer and co-founder of Unmind, said that often managers are promoted without support or development. He elaborated, “This approach forgets that a key part of bringing out the good leadership practices is some form of formal training.”.
Business Implications:
Painter said that bad management is killing employee engagement; it’s spurring high turnover, and threatening organizational performance. He implored employers to establish formal training for new and existing managers, guaranteeing effective team dynamics to protect long-term success.
CIPD policy and practice manager Claire McCartney did explain that the jobs of management came with a salary rise as a result of good performance in particular fields rather than people-oriented skills. She promised, “such mismatch would result in negative influence on employee performance, engagement and retention.”.
Conclusion:
The survey underlines the dire need for organizations to give priority to formal management training. Equipping managers with necessary skills in communication, mentoring, conflict resolution, and building trust will go a long way in enhancing their impact and performance. This is not an investment merely in team dynamics but an investment in the long-term success and reputation of any organization.
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